Stamped Paper Charm Earrings - Page 2

5. Use the corsage pin to pierce a hole through the top of each charm making sure the holes are in about the same spot.

6. Open a jump ring and carefully put the ring through the pierced holes of one of the charms. The card stock is pretty thick, so it shouldn’t tear.

7. Use pliers to close up the jump ring.

8. Repeat steps 6 & 7 so there is now a jump ring in each paper charm.

9. If you use head pins, cut off the pin ends, and use round nose pliers to curl the ends of both head pins thus making them into eye pins, but don’t close the eye. If you use eye pins, use round nose pliers to open the eyes a little.

10. Slip the charm onto each eye pin, and close the eye around the jump ring.

11. Slip on your choice of beads onto the pin.

12. Bend the pin tops over in an L shape, and trim off excess if needed. I usually have to cut off ¼ to ½ inch.

13. Use round nosed pliers to curl the ends.

14. Slip on ear hooks, and close pins around hooks.

I’ve found the card stock holds up pretty well. However, if you want to seal the paper, a stamper suggested the following technique to me:

1. Tap on embossing ink.
2. Sprinkle with Amazing Glaze available from Judi-Kins
3. Use about three layers of glaze.

One extra nice touch to add is to stamp a matching card and hang the earrings inside. Just use the corsage pin to pierce the card, and hang the hooks through the holse. What a great gift!

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