Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor would be envious . . .



When my Grandma Jane, who was a fabulous woman in her own right, passed away a few years ago, I found myself with some of her equally fabulous jewelry. She loved gold and precious stones, but also had a veritable collection of fun and funky costume pieces. I was thrilled to discover that some of the oversized clip-on earrings she'd always worn would make terrific cocktail rings - which seemed gleefully appropriate to me, as I remember her fondly with a Manhattan in her bejeweled hand, always sparking and social. :)

For this particular ring, I needed pliers to pry the earring clip free (which is much easier than it might look) and used a strong glue (such as E-6000) to secure the bauble to a ring blank. These blanks are adjustable, inexpensive, and found at most craft stores - mine came in a set of four, which allows for mistakes or a whole set of cocktail bling. Pick some up and flaunt that vintage jewelry like your own personal Taylor-Burton diamond. ;)

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