Upcycling: Old Contact Lens Cases into Hoop Earrings

If you like ecofriendly jewelry, you might want to make hoop earrings with old cases of contact lenses. Today's jewelry tutorial is quick and easy to make with less supplies. You can make these earrings for yourself, or your child can make these hoop earrings for themselves. Also, you can make several of these earrings and use several hoop earrings. Nonetheless, you can also reuse the other half of the old case of contact lens for your everyday jewelry. 

It is recommended to rotate your daily jewelry. However, if you have a tough time finding your jewelry, you can use an old contact lens to find your jewelry. Always clean your earrings once a week if you use them every day. Additionally, you can upcycle your old hoop earrings and an old contact lens case to create a playful style. Here is a tutorial for making these hoop earrings using an old contact lens case. 

Materials:

One Single Hole Punch

Old Contact Lens Case

One pair of Hoop Earrings

Scissors

Instructions:

Begin by gathering all your materials. If your contact lens case is broken from the top area, you can save the pieces by using them for your hoop earrings. Using a single hole punch, punch the center part of the covers of the contact lens case. Next, insert the pieces into each hoop earring. After that you can now wear your hoop earrings. 

 

The second hoop earrings can be made with the use of a single hole punch and scissors. This second tutorial requires scissors because you can trim the back part of the covers of the contact lens case. Trimming the covers makes it easier to put inside the single hole punch. Nevertheless, trim the covers of the contact lens case before inserting into the single hole punch. After making the holes with the single hole punch, insert into each pair of hoop earrings. 

Always have adult supervision if your child is making upcycled jewelry with small pieces. Another tip is to have a medium-size box to add upcycled jewelry inside it. Also, make sure you supervise your child when they are using scissors or a single hole punch. Making these earrings can take about five to seven minutes making them. Below is a picture of the second style of upcycling an old contact lens case with hoop earrings. 

 

 

 

Always clean the old cases of the contact lenses before using them for upcycling. Another tip is to make sure your old contact lens covers are flat enough to insert into a single hole punch to make the opening before inserting it into the hoop earrings. Have fun making these hoop earrings with old cases of contact lenses. Lastly, you can use several hoop earring styles and reuse your upcycle contact lens case covers to give a playful look to your style. Here are more ideas for upcycling old contact lens cases. 

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