So let’s get crafting!
What you need for this whipped cream earring hanger tutorial:
- An old wire coat hanger
- Pliers
- Tulle in whatever colour you want
- Artists Modelling Paste
- Piping bag and tip
- Ribbon
- Glue gun
- Needle and thread
- Tray to do it all in so you don’t make a mess
Firstly you should take your coat and use the pliers to undo the top twisty bit.
Use the pliers to shape it into a heart. Use the twisty ends to secure it together. You can make the heart as big or as small as you need, it just depends on how many earrings you want to hang at the end ^_^
Cut out a piece of tulle which is big enough to cover your heart with a few inches either side for hems.
Thread your needle with the same colour as your tulle. Fold the tulle over the sides of the wire and sew in place. You might want to pin it all before you start sewing. You should make sure to sew it quite tightly, if it doesn’t have tension it won’t be able to hold up earrings.
You should stitch like this:
Keep going around to the other side:
Make sure to pay extra attention to the pointy bit at the top of the heart. You might need to cut the tulle a bit to make it fit.
Cut off all the extra tulle around the edges.
Now time for some whipped cream :D Put your heart onto the tray. At this point you should make sure the heart sits flat on the floor, if it’s not flat it won’t sit against the wall. You might want to put some cling wrap down on the tray to make it easy to remove later.
Get your modelling paste and icing bag ready. You can buy modelling paste from most art stores.
I got the idea to use modelling paste rather than silicone etc from Hikaria who is the master of making sweets! Modeling paste will be more durable for a wall hanging, keep it’s shape well and doesn’t have the safety issues that silicone does.
Use a spoon to fill your piping bag with the paste.
Eventually we are going to make 3 rows of little icing swirls but we want the top ones to be much higher than the sides so we need to make an icing platform for it to sit on! Use your piping bag to make a line around the edge of the heart, you should put it directly on top of the wire.
It doesn’t matter if it looks terrible or is broken up because we’re going to cover the whole thing up with more icing later :D
Put a bit of extra icing at both of the points of the heart.
Put it outside to dry for a while. Depending on how hot it is in your part of the world, drying might take some time.
After it’s dry to the touch bring it back in. Use your piping bag to make a bunch of icing swirls on either side of the first line you made.
You should now pipe the top line of icing swirls on top of the first line you made. It should form a nice little dome ^_^ I forgot to take a photo of that step sorry! Make sure the icing covers all of the wires.
Now let the whole thing dry! It was quite cold when I did mine so I left it for a day then I turned it over and let the back dry for another day.
This is the back:
Once you are completely sure it’s dry gather the rest of your materials.
Cut a length of ribbon for it to hang on.
And hot glue it to the back of the heart. Make sure you do it in a way that’s not visible from the front.
And there you have it! It’s a gigantic whipped cream heart ^_^
To attach earrings just hook/pin them through the holes in the tulle. I made the ribbon hanger longer to make it easy to access the back of studs.
Here’s a close up of all the cream. Because it’s made from modelling paste it should be very hard, be careful because the tips of the cream are pointy!
And so the cycle of sweets themed storage continues XD My next sweets storage is going to be candy cane themed, any guesses to what it is? :P
Hope you enjoyed the earring hanger tutorial, let me know if you try it!
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Just gorgeous, your craft is always so adorable!
I’m definitely going to attempt this, although I’ve never used modelling paste before :P
My guess for the candy cane themed item is some kind of necklace storage :D xx
Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it! Modeling paste is really easy to use, it’s nice and thick so it holds the shape really well! Heehee you’ll just have to wait and see for the candy canes! :P
sweet^^ the 3rd last pic looks like a wedding deco^^
:D Thank you Glo-w!
this is adorable!
^_^ Thanks Shmoo!
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That’s sooooooooo cute! <3
I almost regret not having enough earrings to use such a cute hanger! XD
Haha sounds like a good excuse to buy more earrings to me :D
Wahh that’s amazing! Your creativity will never cease to amaze me ^o^ (and now I want to eat frosting…) Sadly, most of my earrings are studs, so I just toss them into boxes, but if I had a lot of danglies… :D
Hmmm yummy frosting! I used to keep my studs in a box too but I hate having to search to try and find them so now I use this :D
Awesome idea :-D I definitely need to think of some kind of jewelry storage.
:D Sweets theme for the win!
So cute and so creative!
Where do these ideas come from!?
It looks so good! Plus it’s cheap to make!
I have a relative that has a lot of earrings.
I want to try to make this!
Thank you!~
Thank you so much for your lovely comment ^_^ I love making cute things that don’t break the budget! If you make it let me know, I’d love to see :D
Hahaha thank you! I’m not that good yet though haha! And modelling paste is only 8.95 at bargain plus? I am so there! I got mine in the city for about $12!
Seriously? You are awesome at sweets! I’m always jealous of how yummy your creations are :D Oh and yes Bargains Plus in Garden City= freaking awesome for cheap art/deco supplies! I’ve even found loose diamantes there! <3
Oh this is a great idea. Definitely going to try this out!
Yay I can’t wait to see how yours turns out! <3
Violet ! this is awesome!
:D Thank you Alina!
u should complie a book of all ur DIYs :3
i love this ^^ i kinda need it too since i lose all my earrings XD
Yes I hate not being able to find one earring in the pair >_< Heehee I'm definitely considering a book ;)
seriously, amazing ! ;O;
I agree with Naka, you should make ‘Violet’s little DIY-book’.
Atleast I would buy it 8D
Shhh don’t ruin the surprise ;P Something is definitely in the works though, just beginning stages! Thank you :D
I really like this tutorial :D it’s such a cute idea ^-^ thanks for all your tutorials :D <3
Aww no problem! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
This is so very helpful, and the most adorable earring holder I’ve seen by far! I have so many wire hangers just “hanging” around (excuse the joke :D) and so many lost earring swimming in the mess I call my bathroom drawer. Quite helpful! 10/10!
XD Awesome joke! I have a huge number of the stupid hangers too, and yet you can never find one when you actually need it! Thank you for commenting!
I have to say I love those cute skull earrings! I have a weakness for skulls and bows. ^_^
I love them too! They were a gift from James a long time ago from a rockabilly event. They are super heavy though because they’re solid metal so I can only wear them for a while >_< Love skulls and bows!
just fab! i love this!
^_^ Thank you Yumeko!
I shouldn’t be surprised by how talented you are anymore, you always come up with the best things. I’m still not over the way you transformed that straw hat! :) You’re the best!
My guess is the candy cane will be for rings. I can’t wait to find out.
Your comment really made me smile :D Heehee I’m not going to spoil the candy cane surprise just yet, you’ll all just have to wait ;) And lots more tutorials to come I promise!
I love it! And It’s something you can easily adapt to your own style. Use some colouring, or some pink ribbons(for me white is too plain hehe), you get my point. I love the idea.
You’re exactly right, you can colour the paste with acrylic paint so you could make it pink or add lots of pretty bows :D Good luck with yours!
This is adorable!! Makes me wish I wore earrings (I only have one hole in my lower lobe open :( ) so I had an excuse to make myself one!
Also, I know this isn’t exactly related, but I was just wondering- in your Youtube makeup tutorials you occasionally mention having make-up allergies and that you use Lash Me eyelash adhesive because it works with them. Are you allergic to Latex? Because I am and I’m having absolutely no luck finding a good latex-free adhesive! I tried to find the ingredients to Lash Me online, but no dice there either :( Please let me know!
Haha that sounds like the perfect excuse to by more earrings :D Oh yes allergies are super frustrating! In the beginning my doctors thought that I had a latex allergy but it turns out that I am allergic to parabens :( I checked out the Lash Me Type 1 ingredients and it DOES contain latex so it would not be suitable for you. I remember ages ago there were discussions about latex free lash glue with lots of recommendations on: http://www.ricoche.net/ So maybe check them out? I know that Lash Me also makes other lash glues with different combinations of ingredients so next time I see the other types in store I’ll check the ingredients for you :) It’s it’s the right type and you can’t find them online I can post to you, I know how frustrating it can be to not be able to find what you need! My email is violetlebeaux@gmail.com if you need any more info :)
Wow, thank you so much – that’s so sweet of you! I’m having absolutely no luck here in the US- the only latex-free glue I can find is occasionally little tubes that come with expensive lashes as a set… I’m about to give in and just buy one of those! So don’t go out of your way, but any information you happen to come up with would be awesome~ Thanks again!!
Ugh I totally feel your allergy pain, trying to find things without parabens is like a needle in a haystack! More than happy to help!
I do remember someone saying that medical adhesive was latex free, here are a couple of forum threads I found:
http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/e3f92c7d-43d4-475c-9e4e-335da7d15e06
http://styleguidance.com/questions/502/whats-a-good-latex-free-fake-eyelashes-glueeyelash-extensions
Also if you decide to go with Ardell one of my sponsors sells it here: http://www.madamemadeline.com
I’ll send you an email if I see the Type 2 Lash Me in store and I can get a photo of the ingredients. Hope that helps a bit ^_^
it looks even better in real life :D can’t wait to see photos from our day. we must fit in at least one more day before you go. I wish I could help edit our awesome video!
:D Thank you! Yes one more day would be awesome! I’ll message you on FB when I’m finished with all these comments, also our photos look freaking adorable :D
looks cute!
I still wonder how the modeling paste to sticks to the iron wire.
I’m going to try this! thankyou!!
^_^ The modeling paste is very sticky and because it is wet it bonds to the metal and the fabric. It also dries very hard so it’s rigid around the wire, good luck :D
That’s great idea! ♥
I have a lot of earrings and now U give me idea!
hihi :)
Hello! Glad you liked it ^_^ Let me know if you try it out <3
Hi , you’ve inspired me with a lot of ideas .
And i’ve just diy-ed something like this but is a noticeboard/bulletin board instead . （^ ∀ ^）
That’s awesome! I’m glad you found something useful here ^_^
this is super simple but adorable project. the result is fantastic, I think i might just do one as well!
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Hi violet! Once again I’m here to tell you I used your tutorial to do this and I wanted you to know:
http://vanillateaparty.blogspot.com/2011/03/earring-holder-thing.html
You’re a real help to me, you inspired me to start crafting! ♥
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Wow you did so many!! Thank you so much for showing me the link, you absolutely made my day showing me :D