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Collecting vintage costume jewelry is a weakness of mine. By looking at my collection of vintage rhinestone ear clips, however, you would never guess that my ears actually don’t take well to clip ons. Naturally, my justification for hoarding these unnecessary gems is the ability to transform them into more befitting accessories . . . like shoe clips! They are the perfect way to transform a pair of simple flats or pumps. If the ear clip hinges are strong enough, they can simply clamp on the shoes as they are. And if they aren’t, I’ll show you a super easy method for turning them into a sturdy pair of shoe clips.

You’ll need:

Start using the pliers to wiggle the ear clip hinge back and forth from the base. It will eventually snap off entirely. Open the blank shoe clip and apply a good amount of glue on the outer flat surface.

Press it against the backside of the earring. Make sure the area the shoe clip is being adhered to is larger than the shoe clip. Repeat on the other earring and allow to dry for at least a few hours.

Shoe clips have 2 small metal prongs, which attach to the underside of the shoes, that keep the clip fastened securely. The top is smooth so that it doesn’t do any damage to the shoes.

If smaller earrings aren’t sizable enough, they can be combined into one. Apply E6000 along the side of a earring. Press another earrings against it and reinforce the area with more glue from the backside. Allow to dry for at least a few hours.

Apply a good amount of glue to the blank area of the shoe clip and press it against the backside of the earring. Repeat and allow to dry.

Clip them onto your favorite pair of flats!

Interchange the clips if you wish . . .

and step on out!

(flats by Madewell available here and here; all images by HonestlyWTF)

72 Comments

  1. Mira    March 19, 2013

    I really love this Diy. I will diy my flats too. Easy and super lovely. Thanks for sharing :-)

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  2. Jennifer    March 19, 2013

    These are perfect! Great tutorial – so simple – I’m definitely going to try this :)

    Much love,
    Jennifer x

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  7. Quinn Cooper    March 19, 2013

    Wow, what a great idea. This is a perfect project for any of those clip-on earrings that got passed down to you from your grandmother or mother, but you just wouldn’t wear them now, only if they are costume jewelry. Such a fun way to repurpose family jewels. I have a whole box of brooches and clips on that I could use for this project!

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  15. Beauty Follower    March 19, 2013

    I like the fact that you can add them on the shoes and easyly remove them when you want to wear the flats without any decor.

  17. Sandy    March 19, 2013

    Love this, brings an old accessory which is now how to find to a new audience. Do you ship to Australia? Haven’t seen the shoe blanks here.
    x Sandy

  37. Laliv    March 19, 2013

    What a great idea! Now I just have to pay a visit to the flee market to find some of those earings….

  44. T    March 20, 2013

    so cute! I remember my mom had these and I thought they were earrings …. putting them in my ears was a bad idea

  49. SASmith (@web_shopaholic)    March 23, 2013

    I am so in love with these jewel shoe clip-ons! I felt like I’m looking at a Miu Miu Jeweled Flats creation when in fact, this is DIY! I am a jewelry designer and I can’t find anything wrong or anything to improve on this bejeweled pieces! I learned how to make jewelry by attending classes by Dragonfly Designs (http://www.jewelrybydfly.com)in South San Francisco. They taught me everything I need to learn in jewelry making like copper etching, enameling, stamping and dapping, bead stringing, wire work, resin pendants, finger knitting and hair jewelry!

  54. Minal Agarwal    March 26, 2013

    Doesn’t the clip thing hurts your feet? Just wondering.

  55. crisa    March 26, 2013

    How darling! I love shoe clips as well! I have been designing them for the past 10 years and it’s addictive!

  56. michelle    March 30, 2013

    Delicate Raymond Jewelry Bar in the LES, NYC on Orchard Street has amazing vintage clip on earrings! They are only $5 each and a shipment of 500-1000 pieces comes once a month!

  59. debdeb    April 10, 2013

    Girrrlll!! Sorry to say, but I’ve been doing this trick for YEARS.. Clip-ons are so versatile it’s a sin not to buy some if the price is right…they also hurt my ears after about 2 hrs, that’s why I had to think of something to do w/them. & one of the perks is that they don’t leave any pin-holes in fabrics should u use them as brooches or deco on boots, shirts, purses, etc. Ur imagination is endless…..werk it girl!!!
    xoxoxo

  61. Roma    April 21, 2013

    Where can you buy the clips? I found some online at Joann’s, but no picture to know if I’ll be getting the right product.

  63. levinia    May 3, 2013

    Help!! can I buy these grips on line ?? in south africa

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