recycled jewelry

Step 12: Finish

Here's some of the finished pieces, as you can see your not limited to round/oval shapes, the heart shape I used 2small and one medium size ball and worked it into shape as I covered them, the diamond? shape was a piece of juice box cut to shape, covered with foil and a couple scraps of wire superglued on then covered with the colored foil

Comments

[paqrat]

Very interesting instructable. I think you could also use some sort of ready made tube and make a bead that could then be strung on beading cord or, as I usually do, fishing line. I think ball point pen refills (empty ones) could be cut into several tubes you'd then cover with your foil.

[jennybotha]

Hi paqrat--- you have some good ideas. Also am collecting empty ball point pen refills for making jewelry.Thought I could put seed beads inside cut sections ,but still haven't thought of how to seal the ends before turning them into beads. Just maybe some resourseful member could figure it out--- then I won't have to wrack my poor brains.

[paqrat]

Did you mean how to seal the holes on the seed beads? Cause I've been thinking about using small rhinestones to seal different sizes of beads. I run into a lot of fake pearl pins with the pearls in poor shape. I don't find a lot of undrilled pearls but do run into a lot of broken pearl necklaces and so a number of drilled pearls. I was thinking I could glue a rhinestone in the hole that will show and mount the pearl with the hole facing up then glue the rhinestone in the hole. I think it would make it all look intentional and hopefully, pretty.

[jennybotha]

Hi again----- Sorry-- did not mean "refills. The pen itself is what I'm referring to.. If I cut them in sections, fill with beads, then somehow seal the end so the beads stay put. They are the cheap,clear,pens, so this could be quite a novel way to make beads.I use the refills to wind my paper beads on, then cut the refill to size. Makes for a neat hole in the bead. Hope you like the ideas. Sadly, I don't know how to put photos on my computer so sure you'll be able to figure it out and take it from there.

[paqrat]

I think what I would do to seal the ends of the tubes made from pen bodies (nice idea) would be to use regular round beads a little larger than the openings. You could use any sort of round bead either to contrast in color or to blend with color of the tubes then glue them in place.

[l8nite]

good idea/s, I'll remember that if I make these again. Thank you for commenting

[cherryfundip!]

Thanks this is a good idea i have a bunch of those wraps around here cause i found them so pretty and i dont trow em away,im gonna try to do this =)

[l8nite]

Thank you for commenting on my recycled jewelry. Its an easy process but it is a bit time consuming. The one thing I would do different is to buy the metal loops from the jewelry section of a craft store.  If you do make some please post photos

[startfresh]

Good idea!!
Thank-you!