Glass Quote Earrings

I got the idea for these from my little sister when she was going through a die-hard Lord of the Rings phase. She was looking up fan art and found professional jewellery using this concept.

 You will need:

• 2 of those flattened glass marble thingies. I looked them up and they don't have an official name that I could find, but they're used in fish tanks and vases, so try a looking in florist or a pet store.  They come in a range of colours. Just make sure you don't buy the mirrored type. You want to be able to see through them.

• Pencil

• Scissors

• Cold glue

• Super glue

• Basic studs (see Vocab Tab)  

Method:

You can use pictures or text. If you choose text, I recommend keeping it to 5 words or less, or it'll be difficult to read. I used quotes from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (one of my favorite books of all time). One ear says "We're all mad here" and the other says "I'm mad, you're mad" (Note the apostrophe indicating the contraction of YOU ARE and not YOUR. Please, people. Grammar.) 

If you've chosen text, the next step is to find a cool font to use. I got mine from Fontspace; it's called KBRadioWizard. It should be a simple, bold font, but still something more interesting than Times New Roman. Type out your quote in your cool font, making sure it's the right size to fit the glass marble thing. Again, make sure you spell it right, or you'll look like an idiot.

Print out your pictures or text and put the glass marbles flat side down on top of them. Trace around them with a pencil and then carefully cut out the shapes. Put a little cold glue on your finger and spread it onto the flat side of the glass marble, in as thin a layer as possible. Make sure to cover the whole flat side. Carefully place the glue side onto your quote. If you make a mistake with the alignment, do not move it, because the ink will smudge (unless your printer uses wax-based ink).

Wait for it to dry and then superglue the basic stud to the papered flat side of the marble. Wait for the superglue to dry fully before you put them on.

Rating:

Patience Needed: 3/10

These are pretty simple to make and there isn't much you can do wrong in the process.

 Durability: 8/10

These things are solid glass, so they're pretty durable. As long as you made sure to glue the paper on properly, they're not going anywhere. Obviously, don't get them wet or throw them in fire, but these are the first earrings that I've posted that are completely hug-resistant.

Cool Factor: 6/10

They're not extraordinarily original. But the coolness depends on your quote, your font and who is looking at them. I like them because they're simple, elegant and personal.

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