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Phew!

We are just about coping with our Christmas come-down and trying to mentally prepare ourselves for the upcoming New Year's celebrations. With plenty of festive cheer, we felt that a new accessory needed to be created for the big event.

Introducing our very own Party Popper earrings!

Awesome, right?

These are easy to make and are a great way to make use of all those empty party poppers kicking about. So, all you need for this how to is:

An empty party popper

Mixed beads (the more the merrier!)

Chain

Ear wires (dangly earring bits)

Jewelry pin heads (wires with pin stoppers on the end, not actual pins!!)

3 jump rings

You will also need a couple of pairs of pliers to pull bits apart, pop them together and to cut the chain to length. You will be able to find everything you need (and a whole lot more) at your local bead shop.

First up, arrange your beads. These are the streamers and confetti from inside your popper! Lots of bright beads mixed and matched and a few long bits to act as streamers is perfect. Mess about with them on the pin wires to make sure you have the ultimate party combination before moving on. You can have as few or many beads on each wire as you want, just make sure you have enough space left on the wire to create a loop. As you will be hanging these from a jump ring, you can have as many streams as you like :)

Once you are ready, loop the excess wire round to create a ring and chop off the excess. Repeat this with all your wires then simply attach to your large jump ring. You can do this by twisting the jump ring open and threading them on.

Remember to add on one of you ear wires before you twist the jump ring closed. Well done, you are almost done!

Next up, party popper!

All we need to do is switch the string with chain. Simply take the string out and widen the hole slightly with scissors. Cut the chain to whatever length you feel is best for you (make sure it hangs longer than your confetti and streamer earring), then slowly thread through the hole. Once the chain is through it, attach a jump ring on the end of the chain which wont be seen. This will make sure it doesn't fall off. Then, attach the top end of the chain and the other ear wire with the last jump ring...

Hooray!

Finally, click on our lovely Happy New Year label, save it on your desk top and print it out at 9.2cm by 2.5cm and stick it on. It's that simple :)

*Ta*Da*

Don't they look great? Completely over the top is the perfect way to start 2012 if you ask us. We hope you have an amazing time when it comes... whatever happens, you will be looking fabulous!

We hope you enjoyed this tutorial - let us know how you get on :)