Oh me, Oh my where does the time go? Here it is Thursday and I am just getting around to writing my blog post. Better late than never I suppose.
So onward...
I have long held the opinion that one could make earrings out of just about any material imaginable and therefore I would be remiss if I did not have a few examples for my 20 T-shirt upcycling challenge.
My only self-imposed rule for this project was to used different techniques for each of my designs.
Here is what I came up with.
Earrings 1 - Tiny square cut "beads"
Earrings 2 - Rolled Fabric Beads
I am sure you have seen how theses beads are made before but just in case you haven't.
Step 1 - Cut a long triangular piece.
Step 2 - Glue and wrap around a small stick or paperclip.
I am not really sure how or why I came up with this last idea, but I wanted to try something different and well, for some reason during my contemplation of what to try I thought "humm......
I have this mustache candy mould."
And that lead to....
Earrings 3 - Fabric mustache "clay beads"
Step 1 - Cut t-shirt fabric into tiny pieces.
Step 2 - Add Elmers Glue.
Step 3 - Mix into thick paste.
Step 4 - Press into candy mould. Warning - this part is a little messy.
Step 5 - This is the tricky part. I removed the mustache "bead" before it was completely dry and hard because I wanted to be able to get a needle through it. Some of the small pieces did stick to the mould and I had to reshape the mustache a little bit. But it does get less sticky and more like shape-able clay as it dries.
I must confess I really enjoyed making my silly little pink mustache earrings. So.... I made a necklace to match. :-)
Happy Upcycling,
