Ok, I suppose I won't get away with a post that ignores the fact that Craft-Werk had been languishing for nearly four month's??? Well, I'll keep it short - (I may not have any readers anymore who interested in my ramblings, anyway.) What happened was that I had to sit my finals for my Diploma in Photography in May. I passed (with distinction, she brags) and I partied. I took a break from crafting to just enjoy life for a bit without the pressure of being creative. Then I went on holiday to Germany and Poland. And the longer I put off writing a new entry for the blog, the more difficult it became to find an excuse for my long absence - in turn putting me off to get back into blogging. On top of that the irrational pressure that I had to come back to blogging with a "bang", i.e. a total stunner of a project. Rubbish, all of it - instead I decided to follow the marketing-effective advice of a well-known sports equipment manufacturer, and just did it. So without further ado, back into the flow...
I love costume jewellery, particularly bracelets. Recently I discovered that I hardly wear my bracelets anymore, though, because they annoy me when I am typing at my laptop. I don't want to give them away, however, and so I had to think of a way of reusing them. Currently you see a lot of layered necklaces in the shops - and they were my inspiration for this:
This is one of the easiest re-using projects I have ever done. Here is my material:
1 chunky, long silver necklace
4 bracelets of little monetary but huge sentimental value, i.e. the dangling, antique Silver coins, collected by my father-in-law in Peru for his wife and then attached to a chain; an enamelled bracelet bought in the 1940s in Norway by my grandfather for my granny; a sweet little silver heart (which came from a kids magazine) and a shiny metal bracelet from China.
No tools necessary as I all I did was put the hoops of the bracelets through the clasp of the necklace - and attach the clasps of the bracelets to the hoop of the necklace.
A bit fiddly, I admit, but done in all but 5 minutes!
Chunky and folksy jewellery is still in fashion, I believe - so here is my updated, recycled look:
Right - that's it for now. Hope you'll like it!
4 comments:
Great idea - gonna try it!
You still have it, girl! Perfect and creative and rather ingenious, actually! So glad to see you!!!
Clever idea and welcome back! Congrats on the new degree - I'm not surprised a bit about the distinction part.
I just found you through your link on Remodelaholic. What an great idea!!! And then I saw your re-use of single earrings---I have a little pile of those on my vanity. I"m going to go do that right now!!
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