DIY Collar Clips

DIY Collar Clips

(fun way to spruce up those collared shirts)

These bad boys were recently created by yours truly.

Let us start off by saying it is ridiculous how easy it is to make these. It was Michelle who stumbled upon this idea and being that we're big fans of collared shirts here at What's Bippin'? She was very excited to have us try to recreate it for one of our craft projects.

Here is what is needed: 

• 1 pair of vintage clip-on earrings (easily found at your nearest swap meet/flea market or thrift store) 
• 1 jewelry chain of your choice (ours were purchased for close to nothing at Wal-Mart, however they are also available at Michael's)
• glue (make certain it is a glue specifically for use on metals)

Measure how long you would like the chain connecting to each clip to be. Shorten to your desired length. On the back side of the earring, with the clip part open, glue your chain to the middle. Allow plenty of time for the glue to dry before closing clip to prevent it from being glued closed. We let ours dry over night just to be safe.

And voila! You now have ready to wear, perfectly functioning, awesome collar clips!

If there is anything we would have done different with this project, it probably would have been to choose the chain first and then the earrings. Finding a chain to match the earrings already purchased turned out to be a little trickier than expected and a bit more pricey. Other than that, it was easy and inexpensive, leaving us very satisfied with the finished products. 

FYI: These also serve as sweater clips.