I actually made some of these out of bigger washers while I was gauging my ears (stretching the ear holes). Like she said, you can use larger hardware and make something really cool. I just looped the jewelers wire through my existing tubes because the french hooks don't fit through tubes. But you can make some rockin' jewelry for your gauged ears. You can paint them and wrap them with extra jewelers wire to make them super funky. This is a great project. Easy and cheap! Thanks!
You can definitely paint the washers if you want to. I used a cloth to clean them and it buffed them really shiny. I also have another pair I made with colored jummprings and earring hooks. Thanks for the project comment!!
Need a washer? C'ere Hon!
These are incrdible btw