Valentine’s Eraser Jewelry

When we saw these cute Valentine’s Day erasers at Target, we knew just what to do with them! They are perfect for fun and functional jewelry! And the craft is super easy too, and super inexpensive.  Basically, here’s all you need:

Supplies:

1. Cute erasers.

2.  Crafter’s Pick Glue, The Ultimate (or other strong child-safe glue)

3. Findings (Ring blanks, pin backs, eye pins, jump ring)

4. Wire clippers for cutting eye pins (scissors often work well too.)

5. Ribbon for necklace.

Directions for rings and pins:

1. Lay erasers on a flat surface.

2. Add a large dot of glue to the back of each one.

3. Pin back or ring blank on dot of glue.

4. Allow several hours to dry.

Directions for necklaces: 

1. Cut an eyepin so that about 1/4 inch of wire extends from loop.

2. Poke into top of eraser.

3. Add a tiny dot of glue at the top if desired.

4. Add a jump ring through the eye pin.

5. String ribbon through jump ring.

See the finished products below! We feel sure you could do this same project with hot glue, but it tends to pull off of surfaces, so we don’t know how durable they would be.

 

 

 

 

This post is also linked to Toys in the Dryer, but their icon kept popping up on top of my photos every time I tried to upload it!  So to see more Valentine’s crafts, visit them at http://www.toysinthedryer.com/.

Bead Bugs

  

We created these to stick in our pot plants! 

Materials 

1. chop stick or other smooth stick
2. coated craft wire
3. large glass beads

Directions: 

1. Cut two-foot piece of wire.
2. Bend wire in half to double.
3. Hold bent end of wire against bottom of chopstick and wrap wire around stick a few times.
4. Select two large glass beads.  Thread largest of beads on doubled wire first, followed by smaller bead.
5. Bend wire back around smaller bead and wrap around wire that is between large and small beads.
6. Separate doubled wire into two strands and shape each into a wing.
7. Wrap around wire between beads to secure.
8. Extra wire can be wrapped and cut to create feet if desired.

We added rhinestone eyes to some of the bugs.  Wiggly eyes would be cute too! 

  

The black and yellow bead is perfect for a bee!