Learn how to take inexpensive plastic beads and transform them into unique DIY skull earrings for everyday Halloween-inspired wear!
Skills Required: Beginner.Youll be sanding and painting beads, then assembling into earrings with jewelry tools.
If you just have basic jewelry making skills you should be fine.
I love incorporating fun Halloween elements into my wardrobe during this time of the year.
I also love making jewelry out of commonHalloween decor.
This time its time for the skeleton to shine!
I love skeleton crafts, and this is a pretty simple project I think youre going to love.
Step 2.To give the skull a smoother, more finished look, sand the excess plastic around the skull.
Heres how the starting bead looks like compared to the sanded bead it looks much better, doesnt it?
Start with about 5-10 seconds of focused heating on all sides you have sanded.
I also used a piece of tape to hold down my skull while heating it.
Paint the Beads
Step 4.Now its time to paint your skulls to make them look fancy!
Use gold, brass, copper, or even silver liquid leaf to coat your skull figures.
you’re free to also use gold spray paint.
Notice that I skewered mine onto thin bamboo sticks this is to make the painting and drying easier.
Step 5.Wait for your skulls to dry.
Assemble the Earrings
Step 6.When your skull is fully dry, its time to assemble your earring!
you might use big pearls or other complimentary beads in place of the teardrop bead.
Step 8.Finally, thread this onto your earring hook.
You are done with one skull earring!
Repeat with the other.
Unless you are one of those cool people who only likes to wear one earring.
I absolutely love this pair of earrings and feel like they really make a statement.
These would work for all year, too!
Who doesnt love skulls?
Which is usually the case, right?
Anyhoo, the point is, if you could take the time to prep do it.
These DIY skull earrings are my favorite.
I want to make several more pairs in additional colorways!
What do you think?
These dont look like they came from that cheap bracelet at all.
Time to show off your new pair of lovely everyday earrings!
Happy crafting, friends!
