I promised not to tell anyone that my friend Vivian wears curlers.

Hi, again, everybody!  Wouldja look at these earrings?

My dear sweet friend - let's call her X - wears old fashioned curlers to bed.  I know this because we were roommates during a recent Vegas weekend getaway.  And these adorable thingies fell out of her make-up bag:

Ooh!  I fell instantly in love!   I asked if I could have some!  I asked with several exclamation points!  She thought I was weird!  However, being a dear, sweet friend, she did say okay - but only if I promised never to reveal her curler-wearing shame.  I would have said anything to get my hands on those curler pins, so I promised.

The tutorial goes like this...

1. Poke a hole in each curler pin.  2. Bend the pin around a pencil to give it as much or as little curve as you like.  3.  Put a bead on a headpin and string them onto the pin.

4.  Bend the headpin down against the back and trim.  5.  Make a teeny loop to secure the bead.

Now just add an earring finding.  On this pair, I simply strung them onto the curler pins, cinching tight until they got stuck:

You can also add a coil end finding, pinching it down with pliers.

And there ya go!  Genuwine Olde Fashioned Curler Pin earrings.

So much fun to make, and I am happy with their curly, oddball charm.  The beads are turquoise and denim lapis.  I like how they go with the creamy, vintage-looking plastic.  What do you guys think?

Thank you for the pins, my dear, sweet X!  Aren't you proud of me?  I totally didn't say a word.