Stunning Rhinestone Earrings

Bedazzled Jewelry: Make Your Own Rhinestone Earrings

A stunning piece of jewelry can enhance any outfit and make you feel like a million dollars. Bedazzled jewelry is like that with its alluring sparkle. These sparkling earrings are simple to make, look expensive, and you don’t need any jewelry-making experience.


For this project, I used:

• A pair of oval-shaped craft wood pieces (found in most craft stores), approximately 10 mm x 26 mm
• Small drill bit (approximately 1 mm in diameter) and/or awl
• Silver metallic craft paint
• Silver jump rings – 4mm and 8 mm
• Ear wires
• Gem Tac
• 9ss Light Siam rhinestones
• 10ss Crystal rhinestones

To begin, you need to make a hole in the top of the wooden oval shapes.  I tried several methods. I found that you can use an awl but if you apply too much pressure, the wood will crack. If you apply slow steady pressure, you can make a hole without cracking it. I found it easier though to hand drill a hole using a small drill bit. I placed a block of wood underneath the wood shape and applying slow even pressure with the on the drill bit, I rotated the wooden shape until I was through to the other side.

I wanted my earring to have a metallic look so next I painted the shapes with silver metallic craft paint. I painted several coats letting each coat dry completely. When the paint was dry, I inserted a 8 mm  jump ring into each hole. To keep the earrings from facing the back, I added a 4 mm jump ring and then earring wires.

You are now ready to glue on your rhinestones. Begin at the bottom of the earring by placing a drop of glue about the size of the flatback crystal. Using your wax tipped tool, pick up a bedazzling gem and gently press it into the glue drop. Continue gluing until your shape is covered in jewels. Allow to dry for 24 hours.

Just a turn of your head will send out shimmers of sparkle and you will feel like a million dollars!
 
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