M&M Earrings

Sometimes the reason I make earrings is that I see some I like but don't want to pay form them. This is one of those pairs. 

These are not real M&M's and I am not really just an ear. Just in case you were wondering.

You Will Need:

• A pair of coloured, flattened studs that are similar in size and shape to M&M's. I happened to have some already but they are pretty cheap and come in multicoloured packs. 
• A printer
• Paper
• Scissors
• Paper glue
• White paint
• a paint brush
• Varnish or Modge Podge

What To Do With All That Stuff

First, print an M that is small enough to fit onto your earring. The font used on M&M's is called Rockwell Condensed and the M itself it lower case. If you don't have access to this font you can find it online. 

Carefully cut out the M so that you are left with a stencil outline of it. 

Glue this to your earring with paper glue. Be carefully that all your inner edges are stuck down properly.

Once the glue is dry, paint the M in white. Use two or three coats of paint. When the paint is dry you should be able to remove the paper stencil without any hassle or residue. While you doing all this I advise patience and caution but once you are done you can enjoy the realization that actual M&M's are not printed neatly either so minor mistakes just make these more authentic.

The final step is to varnish or Podge the whole earring so that the paint can't be easily scraped off the plastic.

Rating:

Effort Required: 5/10

Cutting and sticking the stencil is fiddly work, but after a couple of brush strokes they look pretty sweet.

Durability: 8/10

The advantage of not having made these out of actual sweets is that they are way tougher. The biggest danger with them is abrasive forces, which I personally, don't have near my ears all that often.

Cool Factor: 6.5/10

This one was a tough calculation. They are sweets, which is always cool, but they're my least favourite pair of the sweet earrings. This is partly because they're not as noticeable as some of the other pairs and partly because M&M's are just not that great.