DIY Jewelry: Vintage Cocktail Rings!

Big cocktail rings are one of my favorite accessories; I rarely leave the house without putting on a ring or two.  I’m also a huge vintage jewelry shopper and am always looking for pretty jewelry.  As I was antique shopping one day, I stumbled upon some pretty clip-on earrings and my first thought was “these would look fantastic as a ring,” so I bought them, stopped by the craft store to gather my supplies, and went home to make myself — and my friend — vintage, one-of-a-kind cocktail rings!  (That’s the best about buying earrings, you’ll always have one to give away!)

It’s a fairly simple process, but I thought I’d share my process with you guys so you can make your own as well!

1. Find the pieces that you’d like to turn into rings
2. The tools: Glue | Pliers | Felt | Ring Base
3. & 4. The earring you want to make into a ring + the ring base
5. Take the clip of the earring off by gently removing the entire piece with pliers
6. Cut out a piece of felt that just covers the base of the earring
7. Glue the felt to the earring with glue (I used Beacon Gem-Tac Glue)
8. Glue the ring base to the felt (I used Aleene’s Jewelry & Metal Glue)
Hold the ring base down tightly to the jewelry for a few minutes
9. Voila!  A new ring for you to wear!

You don’t actually have to buy anything, just look through your own jewelry box for things that you stopped wearing long ago and see if you can upcycle them into a pretty cocktail ring for your finger!

Just a caveat: The glue can become loose and the jewelry can fall off, so I do recommend using very strong glue when making these, as well as jewelry pieces that aren’t too pricey/meaningful (in case something does happen to them).  I’ve had to re-glue a few that have come loose after a long day of wearing them and accidentally smacking them into things but, really, a dab of glue is not so hard to do, so it’s worth it to me!

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  1. Anonymous says:

    Hello, every time i used to check website posts here in the early hours in the break of day, because i love to find out more and more.

  2. Pam says:

    I love this idea, the only question I have is: What purpose does the felt serve?

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