Doll Earrings! And ear piercing, the DIY version…
This is for all those girls in your life who got a new doll for Christmas – or who already had one. My daughter got a real American Girl Doll from Santa this year – she has a few Our Generation 18 inch dolls from Target as well.
Anyways, have you ever looked into getting their ear’s pierced – kinda pricey. Did you can know you can Do It Yourself – and it’s easy!
We actually did this a couple of months ago (you might have caught the post on FB) but I wanted to save the blog post for the new year for anyone who had new dolls.
This is based on the American Girl Doll Earrings – note that they have significantly thicker posts than regular earrings. So you’ll need those earrings, and a 5/64″ drill bit, and a drill:
Just decided where the hole needs to, then start drilling slowly:
The girls wanted to be right beside their dolls for support:
It will end up looking like this:
Then you have to push and wiggle the stud in – you can keep it as just a stud or add the dangle piece for extra fun:
And, the final reveal:
That’s it!! Super easy DIY. Trevor blogged about his view of this project over at So I Married a Craft Blogger if you want to read more about it.
I recently took my daughter to the American girl store and she wanted to have the piercing done but I just couldn’t spend the money they wanted! Thank you!!
The surgery looks scary!! but I would have done it myself too. Is there some reason why they can’t use regular small earrings. And I’m wondering if a blazing-hot needle would work as well for making the hole.
I have to say, the first two pictures of Trevor holding her down with a drill at the side of her head are a little disturbing. LOL! I guess that’s just my twisted sense of humor though. 🙂
very interesting!
Haha…drilling holes in a doll is totally every young boy {who has sisters} dream.
Great idea to save the $ and figure out to do this at home.
How thrifty of you guys!!! Bet that was a little nerve wracking for the girls though… Dad doing the ear piercing?!? hahaha
Love that they wanted to stay by their doll’s side during “surgery”. What a neat idea!
I will not let my daughter see this…yet! She’ll be begging for it.
I asked at the AG boutique here in Vancouver how they did it, and they told me they used a drill, so good on you for doing it yourself!
I pierced my dolls ears using a pushpin to make the hole then putting in a girls stud, 6 for £1 in Primark..