How to Customize Belly Button Rings

Customize your belly button ring to match your outfit.

Belly button rings are all the rage with girls and women bold enough to display their midriffs. A hoop-shaped belly button ring is the easiest style to customize. You can dangle a wide variety of beads and baubles to make it uniquely yours. The versatility of it allows you to match your belly button ring to every outfit. You can also customize your belly button ring with some of your favorite symbols.

Things You'll Need

• Hoop-shaped belly button ring
• Initial charms
• Birthstone charms
• Plain square charm
• Photograph
• Scissors
• Glue

Instructions

1. Personalize your belly button ring with initials that hold significance for you. Open the ring and hang charms in the shapes of your intials from the belly button ring. Alphabet charms can be purchased in gold, silver or an inexpensive metal. Substitute the initials of a loved one or special friend.

2. Let the world know your birth month with a birthstone accent. Open the ring and hang a birthstone charm from it. Several genuine and colored crystal varieties are available at your local jewelry store. If you have children, add their birthstones as well.

3. A picture is worth a thousand words with a photo charm. Crop a small photograph and glue it to the front of a plain square-shaped charm. Allow for drying. Open your belly button ring and suspend the charm on it.

Tips & Warnings

• Customize your belly button ring to mtach the colors of a specific holiday.

• Wear only gold or silver belly button rings to avoid an infection or allergic reaction.

References

• Pierce This 2: Belly Button Rings
• Article Snatch: Some Basics of Belly Button Rings

Resources

• Tres Sugar: How to Care for Your Belly Button Piercing