How to Make Button Earring Studs
Fashioning button stud earrings is a stylish and inexpensive way to recycle buttons. You can purchase earring posts at any craft store, and apply any flat-back button to them. Seek out unusual buttons to use for the project, in addition to standard acrylic or plastic buttons. Buttons with a metallic finish can look like traditional jewelry when you wear them. You can also find vintage designer buttons for sale for just a few dollars in vintage clothing shops. A button earring set emblazoned with a designer logo is a luxe embellishment for any ensemble. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Remove any thread or rough spots from the underside of the button.
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Lay the button face down on the work surface.
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Apply a small bead of hot glue to the flat surface of an earring post. The bead should be roughly the size of a peppercorn.
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Press the earring post, glue side down, onto the back of the button. Allow the glue to cool and set for one to two minutes.
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Slide the back of the earring -- the fixture that holds an earring on an ear -- onto the post.
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Repeat Steps 1 through 5 to create the second earring in the pair.
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