With the holidays coming up why not try this easy and fun DIY to make a vintage cocktail ring from vintage earrings? These make great gifts paired with a vintage silk scarf scrunchie!
But first… a little story. I once was riding home from work on a crowded train when a man sat down next to me. Usually there is minimal talk among strangers on the train, just a polite “Hello” or “Excuse me”. So we were sitting on the quiet yet crowded train when the man asked me about my ring. That is, he said “I couldn’t help noticing your ring. It’s really great. Do you know what it is?” He was referring to my giant lavender cut glass cocktail ring. We chatted about the ring for a bit and he told me he was a jeweler and liked to hear about how people wear jewelry in their everyday lives. One thing he said that I still think about is that cocktail rings are a sort of social invitation for people to talk to you. That is – do not wear one if you do not want to be noticed.
As a shy person who generally likes and is curious about people I have taken this bit of wisdom and used it to my advantage in times of probable social awkwardness. Wear one to a party and you will be amazed at what a conversation starter they are!
I like to make a bunch of these at a time. They are fun to wear in groups or to give as gifts.
Let’s get started with the tutorial…
Materials you will need:
Vintage button type earrings
Ring Blanks (I got mine from Amazon)
Needle nose pliers
Wire cutters
Strong glue like E6000
Sponge (for holding rings while they set)
Exacto knife (for cutting slits into sponge)
Start by cutting slits into your sponge to hold the ring blanks as shown in the photo above.
Next use your wire cutters and pliers to remove any ear clips or earring backs so that you have a flat surface.
Add a dab of glue to the back of your earring. Try to keep it in the center of the earring. Remove any excess glue.
Carefully set the earring back with the glue onto the ring blank and press gently so that the ring stays in place. Repeat for all of your rings.
Since these make great gifts I think it is good to recycle old jewelry boxes. Here I am using a sample of velour material to line the bottom of the box.
I glue the edges down so that it fits neatly in the box and let it dry.
Here is the finished ring with the gift box all ready to give as a gift.
So I spied some beautiful fringe embellished sheets and fell in love. Alas, the price tag was more than a woman of limited means wanted to spend. But we are resourceful aren’t we? Yes we are. So we are making our own embellished sheets of course!!!
Create a beautiful bouquet from repurposed vintage jewelry with this tutorial, available in my shop.
Ready to make a vintage repurposed book notebook? Are you looking for a way to upcycle old books? You can easily upcycle them into notebooks using this easy DIY. Here we turn these old science book covers into fun and useful vintage book covered notebooks. And the best part is that you don’t need a hole punch or a spiral binding machine because you are also using inexpensive spiral bound notebooks and just adding a new cover.
Welcome! I’m Jane, and I am obsessed with crafting, decorating, gardening, repurposing castoffs and general DIYing.
This blog focuses on creating on a budget, creative and fun projects that will add a bit of amusement to everyday life, cause lets face it, sometimes life isn’t so easy. My projects aim to be simple while also being Eco and budget friendly with a sense of humor or a sarcastic twist.
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