Wed 4 Apr 2007
I was clearing out my jewellery box the other day and found a pile of really cheap stud earrings from the days before I realised anything less than stainless steel or sterling silver made my ears erupt in an explosion of pus and itchiness.
Because I’ve worn them all on at least a couple of occasions, I don’t know if they can be passed on to other people to wear as earrings - particularly because my reaction tends to have messed up the polish etc.
Some of them are quite cute so could be used - maybe - as push pins on a noticeboard - since we don’t have that many things that need noticeboarding, I wonder if anyone has any other suggestions.
Suggestions for the scroll (the back bit) are welcome too - I’d keep them as spares if it wasn’t for the aforementioned pus and itchiness.
anonymous
April 4th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
I think they ould make a great noticeboard pin.You can tack things up on a cork board with the earrings. If you have big earrings you can use them as a brooch.
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Solomon Broad
April 5th, 2007 at 11:38 pm
Decorate a cheap lampshade with them?
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Katy
April 15th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
If you want to give them away, just be sure to soak them in a bit of rubbing alcohol beforehand–there should be no risk of passing anything on, so long as they’re well cleaned.
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Miss Joie
October 12th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Alcohol is good, however, don’t soak them in alcohol if they have rhinestones or gems in them, as it can cause them to fall out. If you want to use alcohol to clean them, use a q-tip for targeting the areas that need to be cleaned.
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Mea
May 20th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Could you bend the backs into a loop and put different posts through them so you could still wear them?
If they had the loops, and were big enough in the front, they could be used as unusual buttons.
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Katz
August 13th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
You can always decorate an old hat or beret with them - it would look good and everyone would ask you where you got the hat from (or a bag)! To make sure the posts don’t scratch your head- bend them after you fixed it with a scrol on the other side, and to be completely safe - sew a little folded bit of fabric over them! Glam!
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nelly
October 1st, 2007 at 7:58 pm
you could decorate candles with them, just push them into the sides
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mormonsim
May 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
use them as tie clasps or in place of cfflinks.
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