If you guys follow my Facebook page or Instagram feed, you know how much I love hand-embroidery. I love hand-stitching each piece and have even started to sell some of them. (I absolutely love when someone buys my hoops, but shhh, don't tell, I am not heartbroken if a piece doesn't sell—I'm beginning a hoop art gallery and up it will go!) This hobby means that I have a lot of hoops. As I was experimenting with sequins and beading on a hoop, I had an idea on a completely different way to use an embroidery hoop—as an earring holder.
Inspired, I gathered up some things: a 3" wooden hoop (these are in most big-box retail stores or in any craft store), thin scrap fabric from an old dress, and some dark pink netting material. There were tons of other fabrics I wanted to use for examples (fleece and felt), but the babies were not very cooperative, so these are the only ones I used for this post.
Put your fabric over the inner hoop (without the screw) and then place the larger hoop over it. Smooth out wrinkles and tighten the screw. Trim your fabric.
Just punch the earrings through your thin fabric, and of course, the netting doesn't require anything special. For hoops, I threaded them like this:
But you could also just hang them from the bottom of the hoop, connecting the post through the back:
Disclaimer: These earrings are from my "upcycle into something else" box. Don't judge me.
Prop it on a shelf or counter:
Or hang it:
Embellish it with whatever you have, if you like (I just grabbed the first couple of things I saw; a coordinating ribbon and better flower placement would look much better.):
You could also use a larger hoop, put ribbon around the edge or paint it, use felt to add an initial on the fabric, the possibilities are endless. For a couple of dollars, this makes a cute, but useful decoration or even a gift, if dressed up!
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