Bottle-cap earrings: Love Africa

So I saw a friend from Zimbabwe wearing this cool bottle-cap earring, so I decided to make one. You may ask what a bottle-cap is. It is a coke or fanta cover.

Things you need:

Two bottle caps.

Spray paint

Paint markers or permanent markers

Earring hoops.

some extra time 🙂
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1) Use a pair of pliers to bend out the outer edge of each counter. You can do this by hand, but that will just take time.


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2) Remove that rubber wrap in the counter.

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3) Spray the counter with paint. You can also paint the counter with regular paint and a brush.

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4) Looking good so far huhn? 🙂

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5) Put a hole in the bottle cap with a small nail and a hammer. Even better, you could use a metal punch. Whatever method you use, be careful.

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6) Design the painted bottle cap. Be creative, this is where you can show your distinctive style.

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7) Place the earring hooks in the holes in the bottle cap.

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8) Here you have your Love Africa bottle-cap earrings.

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9) Don’t forget to put your signature behind your new earrings 😉

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Forget those diamonds, now you have the perfect Valentine’s day gift. You’re Welcome 🙂

 

 

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