A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

-Proverbs 31:10-11,30

Friday, September 2, 2011

Lace Earrings Tutorial

I have really, really, really wanted some lace earrings for a long time. I think I've mentioned before, but I'm not a huge earring wearer. Bling is just not my thing. But lace! Lace I can do. I had some old pieces of lacy stuff lying around, so here is how I turned it into some earrings : )


1. Find some lace

2. Cut out some pieces you want. 


3. Trim them up so they look really nice. 


4. Mix some glue in some water. Don't make it too thin. 


5. Soak your pieces of lace in the glue for about 15 minutes. 


6. Let the glue-soaked lace dry. Mine took about 36 hours to air dry (the lace was thick), or your could use a hair dryer to speed up the process. 


7. Get some dangley earring hooks and attach dried lace to hooks. I used white thread because that is all I had. You could use chains, wire, fishing line, whatever you have on hand. 


TADA! Now you have some very pretty lace earrings!

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6 comments:

  1. PatriceSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Great job! Thanks for linking up with Lemon Tree today!

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  2. SewandthecitySeptember 5, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    What a lovely pair of earrings...i though that I had to learn to crochet just to make a pair, now I can relax and have a look at our local thrift shop for laced fabric. Thanks for the great idea!

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  3. Bethany @ A Fish Who Likes FlowersSeptember 6, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    These are so cute! I love how simple they are to make, too. Thanks for the inspiration

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  4. Brooke KennySeptember 9, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    I LOVE THESE! Such a cute idea! I am now following your blog.
    Check out our blog sometime...
    babblingsandmore.blogspot.com

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  5. CamilleSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    These are AWESOME!! I would have never thought to dip them in glue!! Thank you for sharing this at our Strut Your Stuff Link Party! We hope that you will join us again tomorrow!!
    Camille @
    SixSistersStuff.blogspot.com

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  6. Chef in TrainingSeptember 13, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I love these! So pretty!

    I would love it if you would come link up again at Tuesday Talent Show at Chef In Training! Thanks so much and I hope to see you there!
    -Nikki
    http://chef-n-training.blogspot.com/

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