Earrings Become Necklaces

My awesome friend Jessica and I went to the citywide garage sale months ago, and there were some earrings I saw that I loved, but didn’t buy, since I’m trying to cut down on the amount of stuff I have. Jessica bought them for me, and we both promptly forgot about it. She found them again, and gave them to me, and I was super excited. That’s the benefit of having a friend with a goldfish brain: you can buy gifts in front of them and they will still be surprised.

So these are the earrings. They are clip-ons, and just crying out for Adam West Batman type words on them.

See what I mean? So that was my inspiration. First thing was pulling the flippy parts of the clip-ons off.

By just pinching at the base with some pliers, the flippy parts popped off easily.

I then bent that part back so the necklace wouldn’t stick out too far when I was wearing it.

This was also easily done with the pliers. I then just used shirt paint to write the words on the front.

I love how they came out. Once they were dry, I threaded a piece of wire through the two holes on the back to hang the necklace from. I didn’t take a picture because I forgot (goldfish brain, remember?).  I wore one the other day, and I just love it. I want to spread nerd-dom far and wide!

At this moment, I am at the Community Renaissance Market for the Rockin’ Mama’s Day Celebration, a benefit for SafePlace. Come on by and help a great cause, and buy a bunch of jewelry from me so I don’t have to carry it back home.

May 7, 2011. Tags: adam west, Batman, batman jewelry, clip on earrings, earrings, geekery, jessica, necklace, necklaces, nerd jewelry, pow, turn earrings into necklace, zap. Arts and Crafts.