Take 5: (Embroidery) Hoop Earrings

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I've got another jewelry makeover for you today.  Remember the earrings in this picture?

Right there, above the bangles.  Were you wondering if I'd forgotten about those?  Nope!  We can't leave those bad boys out of the makeover fun, can we?

Ah, yes.  I know.  That's a little misleading, as this involves neither embroidery, nor embroidery HOOPS... but it DOES involve some rather large hoop earrings, and the yarn all knotted around them reminded me a little of embroidering...

This is ridiculously easy.  Ready?

You need:

Hoop earrings

Yarn

Yep.  That's it.  Oh, and a scissors, probably.  And a hot glue gun if you want.  Because I, apparently, have to use a hot glue gun for EVERY SINGLE project.  

Take a strand of yarn.  Place the MIDDLE of the strand BEHIND the hoop, right at the top, next to the opening.  Tie a single knot at the front of the hoop.

Flip the hoop over.  Bring the string around to what is NOW the front, and tie a single knot.

And that's it.  Really.  All you do is flip the hoop, bring the strands up to the front, tie a single knot, flip the hoop again, tie another knot on the front.. etc, etc.


Pretty soon, you'll be all the way around the hoop earring and on the other side of the opening.

Just tie a double knot there and dab a bit of hot glue to secure the knot, if you want.  Trim off the excess yarn.

I really like how it looks almost like a herring bone pattern.  Or maybe more like a fish bone?  In any case, I think those criss-crossy knots are pretty cool.

And here is the horrible "picture in the bathroom mirror because they're finished and see how cute they are on now?" photo.

Voila!




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