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D-I-Y Cufflinks

December 22nd, 2006 @ 12:35 pm by Mrs. Plum

It sounds crazy/complicated, but when I saw this tutorial, I was like, “WOW! That’s so easy!” I don’t know if I’ll actually do this, but I thought it’d be interesting to share.

1. Find some old coins, buttons, or whatever you want to use!

D-I-Y Cufflinks :  wedding cufflinks diy Diy diy.jpg

2. Super glue them onto cufflink backings.

D-I-Y Cufflinks :  wedding cufflinks diy Diy2 diy2.jpg

3. To present them, sew buttonholes onto some scraps of fabric/felt and then link them through the buttonholes.

D-I-Y Cufflinks :  wedding cufflinks diy Diy3 diy3.jpg

The end!

You can buy cufflink backings on ebay and in craft stores - they’re kind of hard to find though, so I recommend the ebay route if you’re going to make these for all of your groomsmen!

From NOW Magazine:

D-I-Y Cufflinks :  wedding cufflinks diy Diy4 diy4.jpg

Peso cufflinks : Got a dapper dresser in your life? Forget buying overpriced cufflinks when you can make your own with pretty much anything. Pick up stainless steel cufflink backings… then glue on any found object: Scrabble letters, old-fashioned typewriter keys or foreign money (like these lovely Mexican pesos).

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15 Responses to “D-I-Y Cufflinks”

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Miss. Orange

Loving the Japanese yens you used :-)

 
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Miss Emerald

Ooohhh… I like this idea, maybe I will do this with coins leftover from our trip to Europe!!

 
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Jessica

This idea is awesome! I wish I knew more guys who wore suits, but most our friends fall into the slacker-style category, ha.

 
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Tea

how can you NOT make your own after this? this is awesome!

 
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KGirl

I have done this with girly buttons for the 2 shirts I own that take cuff links. Try jewelry supply fro the findings: http://www.jewelrysupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4034

 
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SoireeLaura

Very cool! Now I just have to come up with some creative cufflink-sized pieces to use :)

 
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extremenerd

Very cool idea!

With cufflink backings running about $9.00 each though, it may be cheaper to buy some cheap cufflinks and modify them:

http://www.neckties.com/Accessories/Mens_Jewelry/Cufflinks/
has some for about $8.00 each and coupon codes can bring the price down even lower. XT196U knocks another 10% off ($7.20 per set).

 
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cathy Lamontagne

personalize the cufflinks with mini round frames and put photos in them, decopage old
pieces of writing, stamps, etc onto the back of lab slides(cut into small squares and copper taped edges). ideas are endless.

 
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Designer Cufflinks

Really great collection.I want to say that your cuff link idea is adorable, and the ones you have shown are too cute.I think it’s very creative and excellent to go a different route, as you can bring in a different kind of clientele than any typical fashion site may attract. Thanks for sharing…

 
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Jessica_Iowa

Just found this, too epic!

 
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Cufflinks

That’s a nice idea. Can you get cufflink backings easily? Unfortunately the original article link doesn’t exist anymore. I can imagine there is a lot of scope for creativity with this.

 

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Mrs. Plum, Dallas Age and Occupation in 06: 22, Accountant by day/Floral and Event Designer by night and weekends Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Security Admin Engagement Date: December 31, 2004 Wedding Date: June 29, 2007 Venue: Marie Gabrielle Restaurant and Gardens About Me: I have been engaged for about two years now - yes, a long engagement, because my fiance and I wanted to wait until I graduated college, which I did this past summer! He proposed after dating just two months - crazy, I know, but 2 years later, here we are, still crazy in love :-). We are having not one, but TWO weddings and TWO receptions in one weekend - American-style and Vietnamese-style - in Dallas, Texas, where I was born and raised!

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