DIY ~ Fishbone n Spike Earrings

Hi lovelies!  I hope you had a fabulous weekend!  Today I have a fun DIY I came up with out of boredom / desire to make something the other night.  I must admit, I'm so happy with how well they came out!  {Click for the how-to!}

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Hi lovelies!  I thought I'd take a few minutes to do some shameless self promotion ;-)  If you're not aware, I have an etsy shop in which I sell handmade jewelry!  I try to keep the prices low and the quality high; my mission is to create fun, one of a kind pieces at an affordable price!  While most pieces are under $10, nearly all are under $20!

What's even better?  Well I wanted to sweeten the pot a little by throwing in something special!  Spend $20 or more in my shop, and add a pair of your choice of the rose, dahlia, or flower earrings to your cart.  At checkout, enter code FREEEARRINGS and they're yours!

But wait, there's more!

I'm going to give a lucky SnS reader a $35 credit to my shop!  Follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below!  Good luck!

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Hi lovelies and Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!  Today is free shipping day, and I wanted to offer you all the same!  Did you know I have an etsy shop?  Well I highly suggest you hop over and check out these beautiful handmade pieces!  Most pieces are under $10 and all are well under $50!  Order now, get free shipping, using code FREESHIP2012, and I'll send it today so you can get it in time for Christmas!

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xx

Lia

MONDIY ~ DIY Leather n Chain Fringe Earrings

Happy MonDIY, lovelies!  Inspired by all the leather fringe we've been seeing, well, everywhere, I thought I would use some of the spare leather I had leftover from my skirt refashion and make these earrings!  Here's what you'll need:

• Leather
• Chain
• Cone end caps
• Earring hooks
• Eye pins
• Scissors
• Jewelry pliers
• Measuring tape
• Seam ripper, or something sharp to poke little holes in the leather

Cut the leather into 3 inch long skinny strips, trying to angle the bottoms.

Use the seam ripper to poke a hole in the top center of a strip of leather, repeat for the desired number of fringe pieces for each earring.  I used 9 per earring.

Thread them onto the eye pin, suede side down, if that is the side you would like to face out on your finished earrings.

Cut two 3 inch long pieces of chain.

Thread a piece of chain onto the eye pin.

I did two pieces of leather, followed by a chain.  I repeated that twice, then finished with 5 pieces of leather.

Finished threading onto the eyepin.

Thread a cone end cap onto the eyepin, push it down so it covers all the tops.

Cut any excess wire from the headpin, and begin to turn the remaining wire into a loop.

Before closing the loop, slip on your earring hook, then pinch the wire closed.

Repeat for a second earring, and you're done!

What do you think of the finished product?  They're very light weight and gorgeous!!  Be sure to send me a pic if you make these, and if you're feeling a bit lazy, I've made 2 extra pairs and listed them for sale in my new etsy shop!  Check my shop out, and please let me know if there's anything you'd like to see me add!

I hope to add lots of new items soon, including some woven thread bangles as well as my studded friendship bracelets! >> Click here for my new etsy shop!

Don't forget to enter my Shabby Apple Cameo Necklace Giveaway!  It ends tomorrow night!!!

xxooxoxo

Lia