How To Make Beautiful Accessories Ankara Earrings
There is no doubt that accessories are a very important part of every outfit. Might be small details, added to the main clothing items, but such details are often something that greatly make your whole style stands out in your look.
This is why it is important to have accessories, that match your every outfit. Ankara accessories are very popular because of their unique feel and how they look good on you when you wear them. Asides wearing an ankara outfit with these accessories, they can be worn with your favorite fashion set, like your jean, pant trousers, round necks etc
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That’s why we’re bringing you a few ways of how to make Ankara earrings – one of the most beautiful accessories there is.
Items needed for this project are listed below ;
- Super glue.
- A pair of button earrings.
- Pieces of ankara fabric.
- scissors
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1. Ankara Button Earrings
Handmade accessories have a lot of different variations, as different person add creativity to it every now and thento the old styles. This is only one of the ways of how to make Ankara button earrings:
- Get a couple of old buttons, the bigger the better. If you don’t have any, you can take beads or any round objects really.
- Cut a piece of Ankara fabric large enough to wrap around your button. Don’t be afraid to cut a piece, bigger than needed, you will always be able to cut the excess fabric.
- Apply a fabric glue onto the fabric. Most other glues will work too, but special glue is made for special purposes, that’s why it would be better to use it.
- Wrap the button with the fabric and wait for a glue to dry off. In the end would be the perfect time to cut the excess fabric. You can sew the end of the fabric to extend the lifetime of your homemade jewelry.
- Glue the base to your earrings – special pins, that you will put in your ears. Consider it done – now you know how to make earrings.
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2. Makeover Of Old Earrings
If you have an old pair of earrings, that look worn out, you can actually turn them into beautiful Ankara earrings. Here’s how to make Ankara earrings and make your old earrings useful again:
- Prepare your old earrings – thoroughly clean them for the glue later not be applied onto a dirt on the surface
- Cut out a relatively thin, approximately 15 cm long (depending on the size of your earrings, it could be more and less) piece of Ankara fabric
- Wrap the fabric around the earring to check if you need to have longer or shorter piece of fabric
- Apply glue to the fabric (not too much, put some more of it on the ends and a bit less on the whole length)
- Wrap the fabric around the earring and leave it for the glue to dry. Your new reborn earrings are ready! Check out these pictures of Ankara earrings to get to know what to expect out of your crafting
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1. Trace and cut out your fabric circle using the provided button cover template. It’s roughly double the size of the button.
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2. Place fabric inside the clear bowl with the fabric face down. Place the button on top of the fabric push it inside of the clear bowl too. Fold the fabric edges inside and on top of the button.
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3. Press the back into the button with the curved edge facing out until it pops into place. There’s a click when you have it on correctly. Use the pink plunger for extra force and to seal it all together. Pop it out of the bowl.
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4. Glue the earring post to the back. Allow to dry.
Done!
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