DIY Faux Patina Finished Filigree Earrings

      Super simple faux blue green patina finished "bronze" filigree earrings

 I used to do a lot of faux finishes in with my dollhouse miniatures but I never thought to do it on jewelry! You can buy filigree discs from craft stores or "upcycle" old jewelry you already have!  See below for the easy directions.

 1:12 scale miniature urn I made from the cap of dish detergent and some fimo clay with a faux patina.

For the earrings, start with  filigree discs; these come in silver, gold, copper and even sometimes a dark antiqued finish, or just use some old pieces of jewelry. If you happen to have dark antiqued filigree you can skip the first two steps!

Step one: (top discs) spray with a primer, I used gray; let dry

Step two: (bottom discs) add a coat of bronze spray paint; let that dry.

Step 3: Mix up a gray blue green "patina" with some acrylic paint.  I used what I had on hand;  turquoise, dark leaf green, white and brown.  Sometimes you can find a bottle of blue-green faux patina in craft stores. Add a blob of white paint and mix slightly so it looks marbled:

Step 4: Take a slightly damp paper towel, crumple it up and dab some of the mixture onto some paper top get the excess off then blot onto the bronze discs:

Last step: Quickly before the paint dries, take another damp paper towel and blot away the paint so some of the bronze shows through:

If you want,  you can give these a coat of clear acrylic matte or semi gloss, then add beads and ear wires and you have some cool looking earrings!

These filigree earrings were made from old clip-on earrings with a Shabby Chic finish.

If you don't want to make them yourself,  you can find these antique style earrings in my Etsy shop!