Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle really cheap stud earrings?

By: sue

sue — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:57:01 +0000

they are great on a bulletin board for holding a sheet of paper…or break off the post and use for craft projects

By: alison bailey smith

alison bailey smith — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:20:57 +0000

Here is one of my brooches with a stud earring at the centre http://www.flickr.com/photos/abscraft/3270263798

I go to my local charity shop and see what they have, I also fortunate they let me look in their big bins for rubbish and often find things in there. Obviously if the jewellery you are re-using is going to go through any part of your body it needs to be thoroughly cleaned.

By: alison bailey smith

alison bailey smith — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:18:18 +0000

I incorporate them into my jewellery, and use the post as a means to secure them to what I have made.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:19:38 +0000

Sell them cheaply on Ebay…I make miniatures for dollshouses and can use all the small parts in many different ways, crafters will jump at them!

By: Gulia

Gulia — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:41:35 +0000

The parts on a back of them can be turned into beads, they have halls in them already.

Use them to make Christmas ornaments.

By: Gulia

Gulia — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:39:48 +0000

Decorate a purse.

Use them on your message board to pin down messages, cards, etc.

By: mormonsim

mormonsim — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:14:13 +0000

use them as tie clasps or in place of cfflinks.

By: Miss Joie

Miss Joie — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:30:19 +0000

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.

By: nelly

nelly — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:58:13 +0000

you could decorate candles with them, just push them into the sides

By: Katz

Katz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:29:40 +0000

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!

By: Mea

Mea — Sun, 20 May 2007 04:11:13 +0000

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.

By: Katy

Katy — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:51:17 +0000

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.

By: Solomon Broad

Solomon Broad — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:38:29 +0000

Decorate a cheap lampshade with them?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:53:41 +0000

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.