{"id":112,"date":"2018-01-15T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chocolateandcraft.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2022-06-18T06:30:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T14:30:45","slug":"diy-recycled-bicycle-feather-earrings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chocolateandcraft.com\/diy-recycled-bicycle-feather-earrings\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycled Bicycle Inner Tube Feather Earrings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I recently found these amazing\u00a0earrings made from recycled bicycle inner tube<\/strong>\u00a0from several Etsy sellers\u00a0and you know that every time I see something interesting I always need to try them on my own. This time I\u00a0have a particular advantage because my father is a cyclist so I can find tons of\u00a0 this inner tube ready for thousands of different projects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What you need for this project is a used (or a new) bicycle inner tube<\/strong>, a pair of good scissors<\/strong> and a pair of clips for your earrings<\/strong>. Of course you have to be good at cutting but this is more or less everything you need. If you want to start with a easier shape that\u2019s good, you can make every shape you want, a leaf, a heart, a geometric figure! Inner tube are quite long and with just one of them you can make 7\/8 pair of these so don\u2019t blame yourself if you don\u2019t get results at the first attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the beginning just cut an 8 cm long peace of inner tube and then open it up and wash it very gently. The hardest part of the project is that the rubber of the inner tube remain folded so you have to cut it with more attention. Luckily feather are not regular so you don\u2019t have to be too much precise, just pay attention to make clean cutting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Start cutting from the bottom<\/strong>, after several attempts I found that is the best strategy and follow the pattern in the picture. At first on one side then on the other one. Probably your first feather will be strange or crooked but you will get better with time. Once your feather are completed, just put the clips. The rubber is easy to pierce!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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