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Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

I used old headphones to make this pair of earrings. The small decorations on the earrings were also removed from old jewelry, so basically no extra money was spent! If you also have extra old headphones and like these earrings, Style, you might as well make a pair as well!~

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Materials and tools: old headphones, 6 jump rings, 2 earring hooks, 2 eye pins, 2 crimping beads, E6000 glue, jewelry pliers, scissors, nail polish, 2 chains, etc.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Use scissors or jewelry pliers (cutter) to cut off the wires on the headphones.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Use nail polish to paint color on the headphones. Let dry completely.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

First open the jump ring and twist it without pulling it apart. Add a charm to the jump ring and string the jump ring to the headphones.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

The charm comes from an old chain.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Add crimp beads.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

String the crimp beads on the earphones.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Add eye pins.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Use E6000 glue and put a few drops on the eye pin.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Then push the eye pin down into the hole. Use jewelry pliers to compress the crimp bead and lock it in place. Add a drop of glue to the top for reinforcement. Let it dry before adding additional jump rings and charms.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

I took an old necklace and chain, removed the charms and links, and used them to create embellishments on my earrings.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Add the jump ring to the eye pin, before closing the jump ring, place a chain and add the earring hook, then close the jump ring.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

You can DIY as you like.

Illustrated tutorial for hand-making creative earrings from old headphones

Soon, our earphone earrings will be finished~