Earring-A-Day 26: Soda Tabs

Friday was upcycle day, and I decided on soda (well, beer- Genny Cream Ale to be specific) tabs. There was an Etsy Labs day where they made bracelets and belts out of tabs a while back, but I wasn't able to attend. I think for that they used elastic- which makes sense for a bracelet, not so much for earrings- so I used duct tape. Here's a front and back view:

Yep, that's the same duct tape as Day 23's. Very easy, and I liked the way they turned out.

Earring-A-Day 19: Earbuds

I have a hard time throwing some things away. Eventually old electronics will get tossed, but for example I held on to the innards of a rotary phone for far longer than is sane. I don't know anything about wiring, what was I going to do with it? Still not sure. Did eventually throw it out, after doing something awesome with the dial I'll have to post about soon.

Today's use up three sets of busted earbuds that have been sitting in my desk drawer. There may be another pair floating around, but I wasn't able to find them:

I was originally going to just do the Apple ones, and have a single pair long enough for me to actually put in my ears, but I liked the way the three together looked.

I threaded each of the wires through the loop, then used jump rings to cinch and secure the wires. I still may make them tighter just so I know they'll stay put, but overall I'm so happy. Especially since they're not in my drawers anymore! Well...I still have the jack ends. Maybe I'll make a matching bracelet. Or throw them out- you know, eventually.

Earring-A-Day 5: Sailor Jerry Earrings

Friday is Upcycle Day, where I take something that would otherwise be trash and turn it into earrings. Today's are created from a Sailor Jerry promotional cup I may or may not have taken from a bar. It would've been thrown out at the bar- I wanted to save it!- but on the way home it got cracked in my bag. The cup had already been turned into earrings by the time I took pictures, but here's another one I just *ahem* happened to have:

Side One

Side Two

I originally thought the idea for this would be too simple to turn out well- cut out a few stars and other shapes, drill then link them together- but the results were actually really nice. The only additional step was to sand the edges a bit, as my scissors left them a little rough. It was easy enough that after drilling at home I sanded and assembled them at the bar.

Here's a better view (though less classy with flash):

They're nice and graphic without being obvious. And really, they didn't use much of the cup- I was able to get a second pair out of it with little trouble:

I'm not sure I'll ever wear these though- I've found wearing earrings with a visible name/logo implies I'm madly in love with whatever product it is. And though Sailor Jerry and I have had some good times, I'm not sure I love it that much.