DIY Jeweled Bobby Pins

What better way to find glitzy hair accessories then to learn how to make your own on style blog! Amp up your typical (and oh so necessary) bobby pins with gems – yes our eyes lit up too when we realized we could take jewels from jewelry we either never wear or inexpensive store bought pieces and create a head turning hair accessory! Not only fun, but super easy, you’ll want to dig the bobbies out of your makeup bag and the glue from your craft closet and DIY these jeweled bobby pins right now! Sara from Tell Love & Chocolate masterminded these beauties and our hair is extremely grateful!

DIY Jeweled Bobby Pins

Life without bobby pins? No thanks. Whether it’s unwashed, messy or just plain bad… my hair is constantly saved by these precious, precious accessories.  So adding some flair to your bobbies makes those bad hair days a little more fun.  These bobby pins are so easy and make great gifts… especially if they’re gifts to yourself!

What You Need:

E6000 glue
Old earrings or necklace (they need to have loose jewels so it’s easy to remove them)
Gold bobby pins
Pliers

Directions:

1.  Remove all gemstones from necklace or earrings.

DIY: Gem Stone Bobby PinsDIY: Gem Stone Bobby Pins

2.  Lay them all out and arrange them into designs.

DIY: Gem Stone Bobby PinsDIY: Gem Stone Bobby Pins

3.  Glue a main gem on the bobby pin first.  All The other jewels will be glued to this main jewel because the base of the bobby pin is very small.

DIY: Gem Stone Bobby Pins

4.  After the main jewel has dried, start to glue on other jewels.

DIY: Gem Stone Bobby Pins

5.  The glue is slow drying, so you may need to prop up the bobby pin so everything can dry evenly.

DIY: Gem Stone Bobby Pins

13 responses to “DIY Jeweled Bobby Pins

  1. Wonderful! I am gathering all my old earrings to make these beautiful jeweled bobby pins 🙂

  2. These are so cute! I saw the picture and thought they were for sure Kate Spade or something!

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