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DIY Earring Holder Tutorial


DIY Earring Holder 
Hi friends this DIY Earring Holder is my final post as Designer Spotlight for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  where the theme is "We're Going Around In Circles"



I love to incorporate recycling in my crafts and here I recycled CDs and cardboard tubes to create my earring holders.
DIY Earring Holder 
Each layer of this earring stand can hold 11- 13 pairs of earrings and the whole stand can display 30-39 pairs of earrings!
Handmade Foam Rose
 Foam is a material I have enjoyed crafting with even before it became the "in thing"!! All the roses and rosebuds on the earring holders were made using thin sheets of pink foam and Spellbinders Rose Creations  die.
Handmade Foam rose bud
 Here are some of the Tutorials to make the foam roses : Handmade Flower Tutorials. You can adapt most paper flower Tutorials to make foam flowers ...the main points are to use thin sheets of foam and to use hot glue as the adhesive.
 Before I made this stand I used to store my earring in Ferrero Rocher boxes...it was okay but I had to go through stacks of boxes to get to a earring I needed...this way the earrings are clearly displayed and dangle so prettily!

Handmade Foam Rose
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial 
Materials Required
  • CDs- though you may be tempted to use other materials for the layers, CDs are the sturdiest and easiest option. I used 4 CDs here.
  • Supporting cylinders- you can use any sturdy cylinder which is easy to glue to the CDs. Easy choices would be toilet paper rolls, the cardboard tubes inside cling film/ Aluminium foil rolls/wrapping paper rolls etc. I used the cardboard tubing of a party popper [you can see the  picture later down in the post]. You can also recycle plastic bottles to create your cylinders but plastic is trickier to stick to a CD and you need to have a bottle that is aptly shaped! You need 3 Paper rolls
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial
  • Paper- to line your CDs and Paper Rolls.
  • Adhesive- Liquid adhesive and the Hot glue gun.
  • Foam circles- optional- will explain why soon
  • Something to punch holes in the CDs- You can heat a nail and pierce through the CD but it requires a lot of patience and it can be frustrating! Easiest is to use a Cropadile or a good strong punch such as the WRMK hole punch.
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial 
Pretty up your CD with circles of pattern paper cut slightly smaller than the area of the CD. [It is better to cut your paper not to cover the entire CD so that you dont have to worry about strong adhesion at the area where the holes will be punched].
Punch holes in 3 CDs only as the 4th CD will be your base layer and will not hold earrings.
Punch holes at intervals of approximately 1/2 inch...you dont need to measure anything just eyeball it! Dont punch the holes right at the edge of the CD...punch 3-4mm inside the outer circumference of the CD.
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial 
Optionally add a circle of foam to the under-surface of the CD...adding foam and hot gluing the paper roll cylinders to it gives a more secure adhesion!
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial 
 I have used adhesive backed foam sheets which are nowadays available in the market but you can use regular foam too.
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial 
For one of my earring holders I recycled  a confetti party popper we had used in my daughter's birthday party.
DIY Earring Holder Tutorial 
DIY Earring Stand
In the first earring stand I made ,I was not sure if the rack would topple over after adding earrings so I created a weighted base using a plastic container.
Handmade Foam Rose
DIY Earring Stand 
But later on I found out that it was stable and sturdy with just  a CD as the base.
DIY Earring Holder 
I hope you liked this idea and I hope this will be useful for not only for others like me who have a good collection of dangling earrings but for also talented ladies who make and sell earrings at craft fairs and exhibitions.
DIY Earring Holder 

I have had so much fun creating for Simon Says Stamp and I hope you liked my posts as well.
Do drop by the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge  blog to be inspired by  gorgeous creations by the amazing DT and also to participate.You can link in 5 times and you have a chance to win a $50 prize each week!













70 comments:

  1. Wow! Looks like a unique piece of art work with the beautiful earings! Carri~Abusybee
    Skittles!

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  2. Oh my my! What a recycling work of art Sonia! I adore each of the layer of this beautiful earring holder and your fabulous earring collection too! Love the foam rose at the top!

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  3. Hi Sonia..
    This is such a fantastic way of recycling old cds and getting something useful out of it. Earing holders are not something we go to when we buy organizers but i am sure hen we do make one ...it is extremely useful...I have a messy stack of earings and I will make something like this for me....Ty for sharing the tutorial with us.
    Hugs
    Mukta
    VREnchanted

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  4. I absolutely LOVE these Sonja, such pretty earring holders, perfect to hold your gorgeous collection of earrings too! I am sure these look stunning on your dressing table! Absolutely FABULOUS! :-)

    Thanks so much for being in the spotlight this month, your creations have all been jaw droppingly AWESOME! :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  5. oh woooow!
    this is so stunning!
    loe it!

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  6. This is soooo lovey! Thank you for the tutorial, I am going to try to make this with a nautical theme.

    Hugs,
    Chriss

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  7. What a fabulous project! Great bit of upcycling and your foam roses are stunning x

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  8. FABulous and so creative Sonia..what a wonderful and pretty way to keep your earrings tidy.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  9. WOW!! I am speechless...This is Amazing & Beautiful!! Wonderfully done!
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia
    Crafting with Creative M

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  10. Wonderful recycling to make something beautiful and useful! Thank you for the tutorial.

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  11. Stunning project Sonia.. Loz

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  12. Wow they look stunning and so colourful !

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  13. Fantastic projects,Sonia.Beautiful colours too.This took a lot of time to assemble.Love it!

    Gr,Sylvia

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  14. OMGoodness Sonia, your project is just amazing!! I love it!

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  15. Not only stunning but incredibly useful as well Sonia, a fabulous design and great idea for the challenge theme.
    Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
    x

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  16. Oh my gosh, these are amazing!! Wow!! You are so creative!! I love how you decorated these!! Your tutorial is fabulous!! Love, love them, my friend!! Spectacular!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  17. To repeat what everyone's saying - WOW! Spectacular! Beautiful!
    You have a pretty amazing collection of earrings, too.

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  18. Wooooooooooo! How wonderful! Colorful, fun, whimsical! I love these! Great theme for the challenge! Hugs, de

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  19. What a lovely and pretty idea! Love it!

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  20. Another fantastic creation. The CDs make a sturdy base to hang earrings from and all your fun embellishments make it so visually fun. Hugs!

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  21. Wow!! This is gorgeous!! The flowers are beautiful. Lovely chouce of papers. Your earring collection i s beautiful.

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  22. Thank you very much for sharing your tutorial technique for this beautiful earring holder/organizer/display stand. Creative Upcycle Bliss...<3

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  23. this is stunning and tempting to create such one. i have single stand CD earring holder, shall try this for sure

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  24. Oh my...Sonia. Tbis is beautiful. Great display of your work and your earrings.

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  25. Omg it's very beautiful n creative

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  26. Wow what an amazing project!!!!

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  27. My oh my, what anAMAZING creation, love it, xxxx

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  28. Dr. Sonia, you are a genius. This is an amazing use of recycled materials to make something pretty and functional.

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  29. WOW!! Gorgeous earring holder! Love all of the detail!

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  30. Wow wow wowwwwwwwwwwwwwww! This is SIMPLY AMAZING! I loveeeeeeeeeee it! So clever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  31. Wow...another amazing project!!! Absolutely stunning! ❤

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  32. What a fantastic project to bow out on, if I had more than 6 earrings I would surely make this, but it goes onto my make list for Christmas, I hope I remember LOL. This is so VERY pretty and handy, what more could anyone ask. I LOVE it.
    Faith
    x

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    1. Faith it is a lovely stand to display small knick knacks too...my daughter said she would use one without the holes punched to display her small toys

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  33. It has been an amazing month with you at SSS on Mondays! The colors are gorgeous - so bright and cheery, and what a great idea!! Love how you up cycled to make this! Stunning!! I've really enjoyed your creativity Dr. Sonia and look forward to more. xx Maura

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  34. Sensational! What an amazing project. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  35. What a great and amazing idea! Love it! Thank you for doing the tutorial!

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  36. Absolutely awesome idea and looks stunning! Thank you for the tutorial! xxx

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  37. This is so gorgeous! What an amazing collection of earrings Too!

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  38. Very clever project and it makes me wish I had a lot of earrings to display! Thank you for being our Guest Designer and sharing such delightful creations!

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  39. Brilliant idea,thanks for sharing it...hugs Željka

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  40. Like it ? Completely loving it !! Two in one.. recycling plus useful !

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  41. Wowwwww!! Looks beautiful!! Great recycling...

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  42. Wowwwww!! Looks beautiful!! Great recycling...

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  43. Now this is ingenuity! Your creativity amazes me and that pink rose is beautiful.

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  44. this is gorgeous Sonia !! love the pink roses too !!

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  45. Wow.. this is such a gorgeous creation, Sonia. Love all the fabulous details and the whole design is wonderful. Thank you so much for being our guest designer at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge :)

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  46. This is fantastic Sonia! What a great idea!! I would need something like this too, I keep using the same pair of earrings because the others are hard to find. Your earrings themselves are so pretty and colourful. Thank you so much for being our guest designer during May. I have really enjoyed seeing your wonderful projects!!

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  47. I totally love this!!!! What a fabulous idea and it's soooooooo pretty!!!

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  48. Wow Dr Sonia!!! All your 3D projects always stunning me and this one isn't an exception!! LOVE sooooo much this earring stand!! Amazing work of art and great recycling!! I surely will CASEing this! :D Fabulous design, so bright, sweet and feminine! The flowers are wonderful and the pink lace in the first one stand is a delight!
    I pinned it
    https://it.pinterest.com/pin/534802524491804007/
    Hugs

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  49. wow you are certainly going out with a bang Sonia...this project is amazing beyond words...it's been an absolute pleasure having you join us as Guest Designer...big hugs kath xxx

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  50. Wow...Sonia, this is wonderful and there is so much amazing detail to this stunning design, it's just beautiful and thank you so much for joining us as our guest designer this month ~ it's been a pleasure getting to know you and your work! :)

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  51. Absolulety beautiful. Such creativity and waht a beautiful way to display your earrings.
    Have a creative day.
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  52. Oh my! This is so fantastic! The idea of maing the holder out of CDs is stunning. I love the colors and girly details. Hugs, Marzena

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  53. Such a nice, useful way to use old CDs and like you said, you can see all of your earrings without going through lots of little boxes!

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  54. What a fantastic way to display earrings!! AWESOME PROJECT!!
    X Zoey

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  55. Such a useful project Dr. Sonia! :) I loved the way you recycled those CDs. Could never have thought of that! :)
    Suchi xx

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  56. Sonia your last project with us is fantstic! I'm speechless, you're the Queen of 3D creations! It was a pleasure to have you with us this month! barbara

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  57. Hi Dr. Sonia, did you see that you are a winner? Thought I would let you know. http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2017/06/winners-pio-challenge-130-animal-andor.html

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    1. Thank you so much Chriss I have been away from the blogging world...Thank you for letting me know

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  58. Wonderful project, must have taken forever to create, love the details.xx [aNNie]

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  59. Wow, such an awesome project and idea, Dr Sonia....great and clear phototutorial! Love it.
    xxx Margreet

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  60. wow - this is wonderful - what an amazing use for CDs - and wow - what a lot of earrings!!!! Brilliant make! Hugs rachel x

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  61. Wow this is amazing.

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  62. Incredible! I was thinking about sothine like this, when I was picking my earrings in the morning. My box is not enough.

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  63. This is totally amazing! Sonia, your creativity is endless! Thanks for always being such an inspiration, my friend! Hugs...!

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  64. Wow you never cease to amaze me with your brilliant ideas and super yo follow tutorials. This is fabulous. Hugs Mrs A.

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  65. Anonymous7/7/17

    Wow, amazing earring collection, so jealous of you:) And oh, what a lovely stand! this is just beautiful way to display your collection :)
    Praveena

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  66. Loved the tutorial and your earring collections too.

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