DIY Dragon Quest Slime Earrings: An Easy & Authentic Gamer Craft!

I am a massive fan of the classic JRPG series Dragon Quest (DQ). If you’ve ever played Dragon Quest IV on the original Famicom (NES), you might have noticed the Hero wearing these incredibly cool and cute “Slime Earrings.”

I wanted a pair of proper, authentic-looking Slime earrings for myself, so I decided to make them using actual mini Slime figures!

Here is my tutorial on how to make them.

Materials for Authentic Slime Earrings

To make an authentic Slime earring, you need one crucial item: A mini Slime figure.

If you search for “DQ Slime Figure” on Amazon, you might find some, but they can be expensive or only sold in large sets. I highly recommend looking on second-hand marketplace apps like Mercari or eBay.

A few years ago, Japanese arcade crane games (UFO catchers) were full of these mini Slimes. Many people won them but had no use for them, so they often sell them online for very cheap. If you can find them, you’re in luck!

I managed to buy a set of various mini Slime figures. For the rest of the materials, you just need to visit a 100-yen shop (like Daiso) to pick up:

• Jump rings (small metal rings)
• Jewelry pins (headpins or eyepins)
• Earring hooks

How to Make the Slime Earrings

Making these is actually a bit easier than molding clay from scratch, but it does require some careful handiwork.

First, you need to drill a hole into the Slime figure. If you mess this up, the iconic pointy tip of the Slime might snap off! Use a very thin hand drill (pin vise) made for jewelry crafting, and drill the hole slowly and carefully.

Here is what it looks like once the hole is made.
Once the hole is through, insert a jump ring to create a loop.

Side note: I originally tried drilling from the flat bottom of the Slime up to the top, but the plastic was too tough, and my drill bit actually broke! It’s definitely safer to drill horizontally straight through the pointy tip.

Next, attach another jump ring to your earring hook.

Now, take your jewelry pin. You will want to cut it to your desired length in advance, but remember to leave a little extra wire because you’ll need to bend the end into a loop to connect it to the earring.

Thread the pin through the Slime’s jump ring.

To give the Slime a little extra flair, I threaded a large gold bead onto the pin right above its head!

Finally, use round-nose pliers to loop the top of the wire, and attach it to your earring hook…

And it’s complete!!

I immediately tried it on, but… my hair completely hid it! (lol) If your hair covers your ears, you might want to make the dangling chain a bit longer.

However, compared to the ones I previously made out of Oyumaru clay, these look far more solid and authentically “Slime-like.” I definitely recommend this method! As long as you can drill the hole without breaking the figure, it’s actually much faster than molding clay.

Bonus: More Slime Accessory Ideas!

Since the figure set I bought came with various Slimes—not just the classic blue one—I decided to make a few other accessories, too!

Hair accessories

Using a hot glue gun, I attached a Metal Slime figure to a blank hairpin base.

I also had a blank hair tie base (the kind usually used for resin crafts) and hot-glued a slightly larger orange She-Slime (Slime Bess) onto it to make a cute hair bobble.

Make Them a King!

Pendants are nice, but they can sometimes look a bit cheap, so I think mini figures work best as earrings or hair accessories.
If drilling a hole sounds too difficult, you can buy a tiny crown charm at a 100-yen shop and glue it on top to turn your standard Slime into a King Slime!

You can also make short stud-style earrings instead of dangling ones.

Aside from the Slime figures and the special U-shaped hooks, everything else can be bought at a dollar store. If you are lucky enough to have some Slime figures gathering dust on a shelf, I highly recommend turning them into wearable accessories!

⚠️ Important Note: Since these use officially licensed figures, please only make these for personal use. Do not sell them, as that would cause copyright issues!

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