DIY Pyramid Stud Earrings

I'm a little addicted to heavy metal accents and since I have yet to find the perfect garment to use the bulk of my pyramid studs on and I have lost the will and patience to wait for said garment, I decided to go ahead and turn two into my new favorite pair of earrings.  

BUY THIS:

• Pyramid Studs
• Cardboard
• Earring Posts
• E6000
• Pliers
• Xacto

DO THIS:

•  Insert the studs into the cardboard 
• Remove and trace the circle (or if you talented just go right to the next step)
• Using the xacto cut out the circle
• Push the cardboard cutouts into the stud and then using your pliers fold the prongs over securing the cardboard 
•  Add a dollop of glue to the back of the earring posts then gently slide the posts onto the cardboard and under one or two of the prongs
• Let dry and wear out

You could always just go ahead and glue the posts to the cardboard pieces prior to inserting them into the back of the studs but either way is pretty easy.  I also tried to keep the post off center so it would sit lower on my ear....not so dead center.

Anywho I desperately needed something to constructively decompress after work.  It's looking like another six day work week for me and still a decent amount of work left to do in order to be 100% set for the Christmas (yes already....don't mean to scare you).  Hope you had a great weekend and I can't wait to show you some snapshots of mine and my candy making adventures. 

See ya next post..

****Prickly - Thorn Stud Earring DIY****

With all the neon and pattern mixing going on this summer I've found myself drawn to simpler accessories....studs in particular.  After going a bit overboard at one of my favorite bead stores a few months ago my go to pairs have been rough, uncut amythest or quartz nuggets but when I saw the thorn earrings by Lee Hale I promptly removed whatever was in my ear and got to making a pair for myself. 

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Polymer clay
• Clay knife/ Xacto
• Earring posts (I used 6mm ones but I would definitely opt for a 4mm diameter so that your clay thorns don't have to be so thick)
• E6000
• Wax paper
• Gold spray paint

WHAT TO DO:

• Break off a piece of your clay and soften it up
• Flatten it out a bit and then cut out two triangles
• Keeping one side straight, slowly begin to create a curve on the other side
• After shaping it to your liking go ahead and bake it.  I normally bake mine at 150 degrees on wax paper.  I normally keep checking it until its not flexible and then I know its done.
• Once they cool off go ahead and spray paint.  I haven't used a can of spray paint since my last job as a visual assistant and even then I wasn't superb but I found the Krylon brand to be much easier to use.  It went on extremely light and misty offering up a really even coat.
• Let it dry and spray the other side
• Glue the golden thorns to the earring post then let dry overnight
• All you have to do now is wear 'em out