Recycled Jewelry

Now that flea market and yard sale season is here I’m starting to hunt around for deals forgotten pieces of older bead jewelry. Instead of just harvesting the beads from some of these jewelry pieces and creating completely new bead necklaces and bracelets this year I hope to try something a little different.

Don’t break up that old jewelry, simply freshen it up to make new jewelry creations!The most expensive part of creating bead …

Lately the skyrocketing price of gold has had a lot of my friends (myself included) raiding our old jewelry boxes for old gold and silver pieces that we no longer wear so that we can sell them for top dollar. Even if they don’t advertise the service many jewelry stores will take your old gold chains or jewelry, weigh them, and then give you cash on the spot for it!

Some of my old jewelry that I can …

Learn how to make bead jewelry from old computer keyboards at the DIYNetwork!Okay, I admit that I have a soft spot for bead jewelry made out of very unconventional “beads” that most people wouldn’t consider jewelry. I don’t usually wear jewelry that isn’t conventional, but I simply fall in love with the idea of recycling and using household items to create works of art and beauty! In the past I’ve highlighted coffee bean bead jewelry, bead …

This tier drops choker was created by women in India and sold through WorldofGood.com to help them earn a living wage.I like to highlight all the positive ways people around the world are using bead jewelry to help one another. I recently stumbled across the World of Good website which features all sorts of fair trade products crafted by artisans all over the world and sold for a fair price. World of Good is part …

My regular readers know that I’m a fan of using “alternative” materials when creating bead type jewelry. I’ve seen typewriter keys used for jewelry, all sorts of jewelry made from recyclyable material and even bracelets made out of coffee beans. A few nights ago I was “Unwrapped” on FoodTV that featured an artist who made bead jewelry from newspaper and candy wrappers! I started poking around online and found that there are more than a few “newspaper jewelry” artists out …