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Hi, my name's Rachel and I'm the owner of austinstylewatch.com street fashion site,
and I'm also a free-lance fashion reporter. Today we're going to talk about how to make
an earring holder. Now, earring holders can run the gamut from simple to complex. You
can get 'em store bought, at the mall, or you can do like we're going to do today, and
make your own. Really, all you need to do is just have something you can hook the earrings
through, stab them through, pin 'em in the back. So this isn't a real complex device,
and you can make it in a lot of different ways. Today I'm going to show you two. The
first way I'm going to show you, and this is pretty much pre-made, there's ways you
can jazz it up if you want. All this is is a grated container, you get these at office
supply stores. Turn it up on end, and you can stick your earring right on the outside,
there. Clip earrings right through on the other side. And, if you want to, you can even
buy a basket like this, screw your earrings in it this way, and, put your goodies and
your bathroom supplies in there. Another way people kind of jazz up this project is by
buying a kitchen utensil called a 'grease strainer', and basically, all it is is this
metal material, this mesh, and it's in a circular piece. They can hang it on the wall by the
handle, stick their earrings in there. Same principle. But I think using these bins is
just a little bit more useful, 'cause you can store stuff in it as well. The second
technique we're going to talk about doesn't use the metal mesh, but it kind of uses a
more a fabric mesh. So, what we're going to do is take a pair of pantyhose, I think it's
nice to use colored ones, 'cause it makes the project a little more decorative. Take
your pantyhose, and what I'm using today is a crochet loop, that you would use for, like,
embroidery, crochet, sewing products. You would stick your fabric through there and
do your embroidery. So I'm going to take the embroidery hoop, and, wrap the nylon around
it. And then you're going to want to pull it taut, so that you have a firm surface in
there. Then you can just kind of tie it off and clip it in the back, so that all you have
left is a hoop. And then just hang that on your wall. And in order to put your earring
on it, you just stab it through there, and it hangs. And it's kind of a subtle little
feature you can use decoratively, so, whether you use the grate, or use the nylon, this
has been how to make an earring holder.