• Home
  • About
  • Shop
  • Work
  • Contact
  • Categories
    • DIY Projects
      • Home & Interiors
      • Jewellery Making
      • Gift Wrapping
      • Flowers & Plants
      • Sewing
      • Christmas
    • Creative Living
    • Home Renovations
    • Motherhood
    • Travel
    • Styling Seasons
Lotts and Lots | Making the everyday beautiful

Recycled jewels

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

I used to be quite a dress maker, when I had the time I would quickly wizz up a skirt for the weekends shenanigans, no problem. As much as I still get enormous pleasure for using my sewing machine I find the quick results of jewellery making equally satisfying. I never throw a piece of jewellery away as I know that someday I'll be able to give it a new lease of life . This necklace I made up a few weeks ago is a perfect example of combining old bits and pieces and making them into something shiny and new (see previous example here). I hope you're inspired to do the same,
I begin by laying out all my materials to test out the colour palette - I find a mix of similar tones works best
Pots of beads - mix in beads from your existing collections
Thread, bead, twist and loop until you are satisfied with the overall look 
The finished piece, I added a long piece of ribbon so I can wear at different lengths. 
Share:
Labels: Accessories, Beading, Colour, DIY, Glitter and glue, Handmade jewellery, inspiration, jewellery, making, Outfits, recycled jewellery, recycling, up-cycled, Vintage
Posted by Lotts and lots

2 comments

  1. Anonymous22 February 2012 at 09:20

    Another great DIY!! This looks awesome!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Lotts and lots22 February 2012 at 14:50

      Thank you so much, your comments are always really appreciated! I have just had a delivery of craft supplies today so there's plenty more where this came from..! xx

      Delete
      Replies
        Reply
    2. Reply
Add comment
Load more...

Newer Post
Home
Older Post
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

About

About

Lotts and Lots is a DIY & creative living blog for the modern maker.

You'll find a collection of DIY tutorials, targeted towards other busy crafters on a budget.

Featured posts

Strawflower Workshop

CATEGORIES

  • DIY Projects
  • Creative Living
  • Home Renovations
  • Motherhood
  • Travel
  • Styling Seasons

Popular Posts

  • DIY - floating driftwood shelf
    I can't tell you how excited I am to share this floating driftwood shelf DIY with you all. I didn't know it was possible to love ...
  • Home - Bathroom, before and after
    I'm so excited to share this house makeover with you today - my bathroom has to be my favourite room in the house, its simple, clutte...
  • DIY - Floral Bath Salts in collaboration with Polly's Petals
    I swear it's a happy coincidence that I'm posting this floral bath salts tutorial on Valentines Day. Having a bath once a week ha...
  • DIY - Embroidered t-shirts
    I love seeing all the sweet embroidered t-shirts out there at the moment but I'm reluctant to buy as nothing currently fits my growin...
  • Dining room details
    I shared the before and after of our dining room a few weeks ago but didn't share the details. For me a room really gets its person...
  • DIY - Jewellery Box
    Today I'm sharing a made-over DIY jewellery box. As part of my mission to condense my stuff before we move I have cleared out a large...
  • Strawflower Workshop
    A photo filled post today as I feel like we could all do with a little uplift. A week ago I had the pleasure of running a strawflower wor...
  • Petal Cupcakes
    Hello! A pretty post for you today with a little help from my friends at Polly's Petals . We haven't done much baking during LD - ...

search

Instagram

Powered by Blogger.
© Lotts and Lots | Making the everyday beautiful · Blog Theme by XOmisse