DIY Fabric Covered Wooden Earrings

Am I the only one who has a box full of scrap fabric? I have a really hard time throwing my scraps away. I love african wax prints so much that I can’t bear to just let them go. When I do it pains me to see them sitting in the trash can in my sewing room. I think to myself, “Those scraps have the potential to make a cute accessory”.

My scarps have served me well. I’ve made multiple accessories for myself and gifts for family and friends. I also used scrap fabric to create these earrings, but if you don’t have a stash of scraps you can buy a fat quarter or buy 1/8 of a yard of fabric from your local fabric store. You can create your own fat quarter bundle here or search Etsy.com using the key words ‘fat quarter wax prints’.

I purchased the wooden pieces from this shop on Etsy. I ordered the following: 3 x 2.25 inch  Africa continent, 2 x 1 inch rectangle, 2 x 2 inch circle, and 3 x 1.5 inch triangle. The fabric mod podge, exacto knife, earring backs, earring posts, pliers, and the earring wires are all from Michael’s. Follow the step by step tutorial below to recreate these beautiful earrings.

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12 Comments

  1. Tee
    August 14, 2017 / 8:23 pm

    Super dope. Thanks for the tutorial. BTW I found another seller on etsy by the name of Fashionlobe. You should check her out.

    • montoyamayo
      Author
      August 17, 2017 / 6:30 pm

      Thank you! I’ll have to check them out, thank you for the suggestion.

  2. Cherease
    September 12, 2017 / 8:50 am

    You are an angel for sharing your creations and everything I saw is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

    • montoyamayo
      Author
      September 13, 2017 / 8:04 pm

      You’re welcome! And thank you for all the compliments!!!

  3. Ruby
    February 18, 2020 / 2:36 pm

    Hello, I would like to buy the wooden pieces here in Ghana but I realized Etsy doesn’t ship to Ghana. Any help with an online store where I can get the wooden pieces from?

    • montoyamayo
      Author
      March 17, 2020 / 3:48 pm

      Hi! Unfortunately Etsy is the only place I know about currently.

  4. Lelia Richardson
    February 29, 2020 / 4:41 pm

    Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

    • montoyamayo
      Author
      March 17, 2020 / 3:58 pm

      Thank you!

    • montoyamayo
      Author
      February 22, 2021 / 4:07 pm

      Thank you!

  5. Serene Mahia
    April 20, 2021 / 7:31 pm

    Beautiful.. Thank you for sharing these gems

    • montoyamayo
      Author
      May 18, 2021 / 5:38 pm

      You’re welcome!!! Thank you

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