DIY Rhinestone disk earrings

Hello everyone, Wishing you all a very very happy New year. Keeping up with the JOS New year Tradition here is a tutorial  to make Rhinestone disk earrings, as the first post of the year. I feel that every new year is like a second chance. It gives us the opportunity to learn something new and make ourselves better. Whilst a tutorial might not help in soul cleansing, it is indeed wonderful to learn how to make a beautiful object. Don’t you think so?
In this post, I am going to be showing you how to make your very own sparkly “Rhinestone disk earrings”. In the west the holiday season might have concluded with New year day,  but in India, it still continues with a harvest festival (known as Pongal, sankranthi or Bihu) coming up. So bling is still very much in. Without much ado here is the tutorial. The Original idea of using Aluminium foil to create jewelry must be credited to the late Aileen of Aileen’s Tacky glue. 

DIY Rhinestone disk earrings

DIY Rhinestone disk earrings tutorial

Materials:

1. Cardboard
2. Aluminium foil
3. Acrylic paints (Purple, magenta, gold, black)
4. Paint brush
5. Modpodge
6. Purple rhinestone chain
7. Pearl Rhinestone chain
8. Violet ball chain
9. Eyepins – 2
10. Ear hooks (use readymade or make your own with wire)

Method:

1. Cut cardboard into 2 circles; Mine are about an inch
2. Tear some aluminium foil, cruh it and glue on the cardboard (on both sides) using mod podge or any clear glue. Inset an eyepin with the loop on top into the disc while its drying; you can do it during step 4 also Let it dry for 20 minutes
3. Dab paint on the discs, use black for shadows, gold for highlights. Leave the disc unpainted in parts if you want a “white highlight”
4. Once dry, seal with 2 coats of mod podge. Let it dry for 20 minutes and then seal the back.

5. Glue the pearl rhinestone chain on the circumference of the discs and the purple one inside. Finish by gluing the ball chain
6. Let it dry again and add ear hooks to the discs. You could also make your own earhooks with wire using a step pliers 
#Optional Step: Mix liquid epoxy resin as per manufactures instructions and coat the front and back of the earrings with it. Dry and cure for 72 hours before adding the ear hooks.

Your extremely light weight, blingly Rhinestone disk earrings are now ready to wear and Enjoy!

DIY Rhinestone disk earrings
 


In the spirit of full disclosure, I originally made these earrings to go with grand statement necklace for a client in the middle of 2015 to match with her somewhat muted silk saree. The colors were difficult – a double shade of dull purple and dull greenish gold with a hint of magenta and had huge flowers (thread zari work) on the body and pallu. My client wanted something grand but not too loud to go with this saree and I spent a lot of scratching my head for a design. Finally borrowing an idea from my Paprika collection I made a set. I fell in love with the earrings so much, that I made myself a pair later and it is a head turner whenever I wear it.

 Rhinestone paper necklace
Purple blossoms necklace 

If you follow the tutorial and make variations of these earrings, please send me a pic. I would love to share them on my facebook page

I hope you found it interesting
 Cheers

11 responses to “DIY Rhinestone disk earrings”

  1. bairozan avatar

    Aluminum foil! Like the thin one we use in the kitchen! I have to dig out my acrylic paints and try it out – I never realized you could paint aluminum foil and glue it with Mod Podge! Thank you, Divya!

  2. Little Treasures avatar

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial! I love the earrings and the Purple blossom necklace is amazing!

  3. Karin G avatar

    Wonderful, colorful tutorial to celebrate the New Year! Thank you Divya!

  4. Dr Sonia S V avatar

    It is so vibrant and pretty divya
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

  5. Divya N avatar

    Thanks Sonia

  6. Divya N avatar

    Yes Rozantia, the very same one, cheaper the better 🙂

  7. Cinnamon Jewellery avatar

    A lovely colourful start to the New Year, thanks for the tutorial!

  8. motidana avatar

    Lovely project to begin the New Year with! The tutorial is fantastic. Thanks for sharing this beautiful project.

  9. Radhika avatar

    so pretty n colorful Divya..love the earrings .. 🙂

  10. Shantel Jones avatar

    Those are so pretty! I can'r believe you made them, that is so cool :0)

  11. Mother of 3 avatar

    So pretty! Aluminum foil and cardboard; who would have thought?!

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