Badminton Shuttlecock Jewelry

It’s not hard to find replacement shuttlecocks for a badminton game. Even though you can buy them at places selling sports equipment those types can be rather costly. Save yourself a lot of money and purchase shuttlecocks from a dollar-theme or discount department store. And, while you’re going to buy some for your badminton game, get an extra pack, and you can make some really cool jewelry pieces. A shuttlecock necklace, bracelet, and earrings, is a nice set you can make in a short time.

Look at one of the shuttlecocks and see how the plastic flares from the ball, up and out. Use ordinary scissors to clip the white plastic off, very near the ball. Or, just pull the ball out. Then, cut up one side of the plastic to open it up. Lay it out flat on a table and you can get creative, making any number of jewelry designs. The white plastic looks much like lace and can be used in the same manner.

Decide on a type of necklace or bracelet. That is, use a chain, a piece of leather, a wire, a piece of cord, or another necklace material. The holes in the shuttlecock plastic make it easy to attach it to any type of necklace. Just weave the necklace in and out of the holes on the plastic to create the design you want.

Cut the desired shape you want for a necklace or bracelet and thread the chosen necklace material through it. For earrings, cut the shape you want, then connect a jump ring to the top, center area, and clamp the jump ring around the opening of a wire earring. No matter what shape you cut you’ll create a lacy appearance simply by the natural look of the shuttlecock design.

Although the lacy look of the shuttlecock plastic is very pretty you can embellish it with various craft supplies. Glue or sew on beads, tiny silk flowers, bows, rhinestones, or other supplies. Create a complete set of necklace, bracelet, and earrings, or make just one substantial piece.

Don’t like the color of the shuttlecock? Paint it with a paint pen or spray paint made for plastic. When you use metallic paint you give the cheap plastic a much more elegant look. Use a black marker, on some spots of a white shuttlecock, and you can even make zebra stripes. You’ll love the fashionable shuttlecock jewelry; it’s lovely for a child or a woman.


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