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Time: 10 mins

Make use of those spare parts!
I love using things with an everyday function in my jewelry.

I also used round nose pliers and a jump ring closer tool to make these. They can be made by hand without tools though.

Posted by Darling Niki from Clearwater, Florida, United States • Published 7th January 2008 • See Darling Niki's 20 projects »

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Step 1
Here is a picture of startup. You need the supplies listed. Also in picture is the jump ring closing ring and round nose pliers I used on project.
Step 2
Start by opening a jumpring and closing around a washer.
Step 3
Follow the same step for all washers.
Step 4
Open another jumpring and use it to attach the jumprings between two washers from the previous steps.
Step 5
Add another jumpring to to top of each washer earring and close. Use your last set of jumprings to attach the washer jumprings to your earrings hooks.
Step 6
Ready to wear! Play around with different size ones or shapes. I've even done this with hardware nuts, switches, etc.

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Comments

Cory C. 6th November 2010

Awesome earring! Paint them with nail polish. These earrings makes us every mechanics dream girl! lol
Need a washer? C'ere Hon!

Darling Niki · Clearwater, Florida, US · 20 projects 8th March 2008

I had no idea how popular these earrings would be! lol

Haley B. · Atlanta, Georgia, US 13th January 2008

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!

Darling Niki · Clearwater, Florida, US · 20 projects 12th January 2008

Ooohh I like your earrings with the nuts in different sizes

Rachel H. · Northern, Virginia, US · 2 projects 12th January 2008

Oh! I made some just like this before. It was a handmade christmas gift to my friends. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2109135487_7f0d50a4db.jpg

Darling Niki · Clearwater, Florida, US · 20 projects 7th January 2008

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!!