Using washers to make jewelry. Photo and full instruction can be found at the Vermont Rutland Herald!

Once again, I’ve stumbled across a really cool idea for creating a type of bead jewelry out of found objects that are not really considered traditional jewelry items. In the past we’ve seen people who make jewelry out of recycled junk and craft beautiful jewelry pieces out candy wrappers! This time it’s decorative wrapping paper and metal washers. This project is so easy it’s even a neat idea for children or little girls’ birthday parties!

This comes from the Vermont Rutland Herald’s website that has the full instructions online. From their site:

Washers are available in so many sizes and they cost just a few cents. You can create large and chunky necklaces with jumbo washers or dainty and delicate necklaces with small washers. Charm bracelets can be made by using lots of small washers and doughnut-shaped earrings are perfect for summer fun.

All you need is some washers, some decorative paper, some glue and leather straps. All you do is trace out your washers on the decorative paper, cut it out and glue it to the washers to create decorate bead jewelry. But those simple instructions are like saying that to create beautiful bead jewelry all you need to do its “put some beads on a string and tie the ends!”

Really, this is just the beginning of all the possibilities that you can have with hardware supplies that you can pick up from a home improvement store. Making jewelry from washers and hardware pieces like this sort of reminds me of the work of found objects artist Amy Pfaffman. She’s an incredible artist who still amazes me every time I visit her site.