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How to make pill earrings

How to make pill earrings
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  • 3140pill.jpg
  • Prozac
  • contac.gif
  • viabc.gif
  • tylenol.gif
  • vitamine.gif
You have some old pills left over from a surgery or some that are just really old, but are still colorful and interesting, or you want to make something for your girlfriend/wife/SO can remember their surgery and how bad the pain was afterwards?

Make them some earrings made from the left-over pills!

What you do is carefully pry the two halves apart and empty out the powder thats inside of them.

Then make a hole at the top of one and thread it into a head pin. I use a hot needle... if you drill the hole, the pill casing will crack, not what you want.

I weighed mine down with some small beads, you should as well I think, otherwise they are just too light and dont hang right.

Then glue the two halves together.

Here is the magic/key ingredient. Polyurethane Varnish. Coat the pills in the varnish so that the pills dont dissolve on your neck.

Wear them!

Thats about it. Sorry I dont have any pics of the making process, but here are some finished ones. I will get a full instructable up soon I hope, one that shows all the steps.

20 comments
May 25, 2010. 6:04 PMgeodez says:
PILLS HERE!
Jan 14, 2010. 10:28 PMparonomasiac says:
Very interesting. You have some pill earrings that are not capsules. I do note that they are not prescription pills, so I take it they are not hollowed out as that would not be easy. Are they also drilled through or are they wire wrapped?
Aug 22, 2008. 5:10 PMcowscankill says:
uh oh, that girl is checking me out! better pull out my viagra nose ring! LOL HAHAH! that is hilarious, but the other ones look totally awesome.
Jun 4, 2008. 1:23 PMnobodysfool says:
Viagra and birth control, you are simply a genius!.
May 17, 2008. 5:01 PMmasterochicken says:
I think this can go here
May 4, 2008. 5:36 PMHeWantsRevenge says:
fun idea...lets medicate hehe
May 4, 2008. 5:15 PMValche says:
Haha! This is so cool. Very creative, huge thumbs up and a big +1.
May 4, 2008. 12:18 AMthewoodcarver says:
Very Cool ! Uhhh Why yes officer I do have a RX for my earring
May 3, 2008. 8:10 PMincorrigible packrat says:
The Vitamin E earring looks uber funky. The Prozac earring is a far better option than actually taking the Prozac, for most people. Unfortunately, it still provides pocket-lining for the ravenous drug-pushers over at Eli Lilly. (can anyone sense a slight lingering resentment?) I wonder if one can get blank gelcaps in certain characteristic colour schemes and shapes. These could be lettered with one's own mischievous slogans. I wonder if one can get laser printer water-transfer decal paper (kinda like the ones you put on plastic models all crookedly, 'cuz of the model cement vapours - only custom made)
May 3, 2008. 1:47 PMLithium Rain says:
There is only one possible response to this:

AWESOME!

May 3, 2008. 12:59 PMKiteman says:
These are great (I'm glad you varnished them!)

The Viagra plus birth control is hysterical.
May 3, 2008. 10:34 AMRaisedByRobots says:
cool idea
May 3, 2008. 4:32 AMchtinico says:
I like the red and white akira one
May 2, 2008. 9:20 PMshooby says:
Cool look, I wouldn't wear these in the rain though, you'll be involuntarily medicated. Also wouldn't wear them around kids, liable to be eaten if found on the floor. basically, these are only safe for nightclubs.
May 2, 2008. 9:28 PMCousin eddie says:
wouldnt use pain pills like vicodin etc. etc...... otherwise some ball-busting overzealous cop could possibly arrest you. Cool idea though!
May 2, 2008. 9:28 PMLinuxH4x0r says:
Hehe, to have a wild night just eat an earring and eat another one the morning after. Brilliant!
May 2, 2008. 9:14 PMantagonizer says:
Great way to keep your meds on you when you forget your pill bottle. Not only that, it looks cool as hell.
May 2, 2008. 9:00 PMSunbanks says:
Those look really cool!

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