Design by Cassandra: Repurposing Bangles into Earrings

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Repurposing Bangles into Earrings

Well, there's only so many pendant necklaces you can make with these colourful bangles, and they're such a great find! You may (or may not) remember me talking about a quirky inspiration that had more to do with colour than functionality - a bagful of glass, metal and acrylic traditional Indian bangles in every colour of the rainbow. The pendants turned out beautifully, and there a couple more ideas I have rattling about, but I had another idea in mind. These bangles are incredibly lightweight and easy to wear, I thought I'd try an alternative to a hoop earring! Take a look at these latest creations.

Bangle earrings, no. 1

Bangle earrings, no. 2

Bangle earrings, no. 3

Bangle earrings, no. 4

Bangle earrings, no. 5

Aerial Mechanics earrings, no. 1

I've got a few more ideas on colour coordination and setting and'll probably work on those soon. While working with the bangles, I found a cool surprise, too - some of them are bendable! Experimenting with twists, bends and warps, I tried out some new shapes and ideas to make some really one-of-a-kind earrings! Take a look at these two bendy examples below!

Punk Bang earrings