Yeah, Etsy is so cool and diverse. The stuff I buy there is mostly cheap, like the ear cuff I bought was about $10 which isn't too bad compared to others that are like $30-$40. I have a shop there too for my art. It's a great place if you ever want to take commissions. :)
Ah, etsy, I lovvveeee etsy~ ♥ Even if I'm so poor to buy awesome things from there T^T xDDD Maybe I should buy one from there sometime too~ 8DDD Afjdkafsdafsaaa~~
I love ear cuffs, though I never thought of trying to make one. If you'd like, you should check out the ear cuffs on etsy.com. It's where I buy mine and there's a big variety that might inspire you. :)
Great work though. Simple or not, I think it came out really well.
Ah, okay. Personally, I'm wondering what would be the safest kind of wire to use with jewelry, because of its contact with the skin (some metals can turn your skin green if you're not careful o_o) You also have to be concerned about lead (I know that's the case with soldering metals and wire).
Lombax of Earth (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
Nice job; it looks really good (and let's face it: it's best if you don't want to poke more than one hole in your ears :3) What kind of metal/wire did you use?
In the three pics you gave as examples, I like the one in the middle. Given that you made a non-pierced cuff, that one would probably be easiest to do with only the one lobe piercing... you just don't want the earrings to be too heavy (heavy earrings are such a pain...)
Woah, I've never heard of ear cuffs, but they're so pretty! :D
Yours is pretty enough, especially for a first one! How do you even bend that metal so well >.>
Kaijin89
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/21/12 | Reply
@superstarpanou:
Here you go: Shop
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/21/12 | Reply
@Kaijin89:
Oh, where is your page/shop on etsy? If you don't mind me asking~ I wanna check it out~ 8D
Kaijin89
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/21/12 | Reply
@superstarpanou:
Yep. Etsy is the place where you can sell anything handmade, like art, clothing, books, dolls, jewelry, etc. I love it!
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@Kaijin89:
Oh, I didn't know you could use Etsy for art like that too~! :OOO
Kaijin89
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@superstarpanou:
Yeah, Etsy is so cool and diverse. The stuff I buy there is mostly cheap, like the ear cuff I bought was about $10 which isn't too bad compared to others that are like $30-$40. I have a shop there too for my art. It's a great place if you ever want to take commissions. :)
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@Kaijin89:
Ah, etsy, I lovvveeee etsy~ ♥
Even if I'm so poor to buy awesome things from there T^TxDDD Maybe I should buy one from there sometime too~ 8DDD Afjdkafsdafsaaa~~Thanks! ^^
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@CelestialSushi:
Yep, definitely~ ^^
CelestialSushi
Lombax of Earth (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@superstarpanou:
I'd have to do some research, but anything lead-free, I guess? ^_^U
Kaijin89
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
I love ear cuffs, though I never thought of trying to make one. If you'd like, you should check out the ear cuffs on etsy.com. It's where I buy mine and there's a big variety that might inspire you. :)
Great work though. Simple or not, I think it came out really well.
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@shiroyuuki1:
Haha, I was looking around in dA too for inspiration and tutorials~ xDD
Hmm, I'm not sure... it's an old wire, but it's about 1 mm thick though~
shiroyuuki1
Otaku Legend | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
omg i've been wanting to make an ear cuff ever since i saw this tutorial at DA. what gauge did you use? this is so cute! :O
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@CelestialSushi:
I'm not sure which is the safest one, since I haven't bought jewelry wire in a while~ ^^'
CelestialSushi
Lombax of Earth (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@superstarpanou:
Yeah; probably not XD
Ah, okay. Personally, I'm wondering what would be the safest kind of wire to use with jewelry, because of its contact with the skin (some metals can turn your skin green if you're not careful o_o) You also have to be concerned about lead (I know that's the case with soldering metals and wire).
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@CelestialSushi:
Thanks~ Just old metal wire that I bought several years ago (and that needs a little cleaning LOL!)
I like the middle one too~ But since mine just weakly hooks into my ear, I don't think I could do anything else with it LOL!
CelestialSushi
Lombax of Earth (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
Nice job; it looks really good (and let's face it: it's best if you don't want to poke more than one hole in your ears :3) What kind of metal/wire did you use?
In the three pics you gave as examples, I like the one in the middle. Given that you made a non-pierced cuff, that one would probably be easiest to do with only the one lobe piercing... you just don't want the earrings to be too heavy (heavy earrings are such a pain...)
superstarpanou
Question Cafér (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
@Aria Sky:
It's good to have a round-nose plier~ ^^b A flat one wouldn't work that well~ xDDD
Aria Sky
Senior Otaku | Posted 06/20/12 | Reply
Woah, I've never heard of ear cuffs, but they're so pretty! :D
Yours is pretty enough, especially for a first one! How do you even bend that metal so well >.>