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Here’s another way to upcycle broken headphones… into a necklace!
Remember the upcycled bracelet tutorial? Here’s another idea for how you can recycle broken headphones… turn them into a stylish necklace!
You will need the following tools and materials to make your headphone necklace:
1: Pliers. You’ll need cutting, flat nose and round nose pliers.
2: A charm. I used this old vintage earring charm.
3: Two crimp ends.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: A pair of broken headphones. I used these Sony headphones that don’t work any more.
Follow these steps to make your headphones into a necklace:
1: Clip the headphones so that you have a length that fits around your neck. I used the part between the ear bud and the split.
2: Add the charm to the cord.
3: Add a crimp end to either side of the cord, folding it in place using the flat nose pliers.
4: Add the lobster clasp to one side of the necklace using one of the jump rings.
5: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the necklace to finish it.
Now your upcycled headphone necklace is finished and ready to wear!
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Update your worn out costume jewelry with this cool trick!
Do you have some cruddy old earrings lying around? Why not give them a quick makeover with some nail polish? This tutorial shows you how you can quickly and cheaply update your old costume jewelry.
You will need the following tools and materials for your earring makeover:
1: A pair of earrings that you want to update. I used these simple ball studs.
2: Nail polish. I used this dark metallic nail polish from Topshop.
3: A piece of blutack or something similar. This will help keep your earrings upright while you paint them.
Follow these steps to complete your earring makeover:
1: Place your earrings in the blutack so that they stand upright.
2: Paint the earrings with the nail polish brush, make sure that you get good coverage but try not to paint it on too thick.
3: leave the earrings to dry for a while.
4: Add as many layers as you like to get coverage that you are happy with. I did 2 coats.
Once your earrings are completely dry they are ready to wear. How easy was that? And you can paint your nails to match!
Here’s another pair I updated using some glitter polish.
