I have a bag of jewelry – singleton earrings, broken brooches and necklaces, stray beads. I now have a plan to repurpose them into framed jewelry art. I started by disassembling empty picture frames that I have around the house. I took out the glass and covered the back with fabric using spray glue. (I now need to figure out an idea for reusing the glass. Any ideas? Let me know.)
To prep the jewelry, I sat at my desk with two pairs of pliers, waste basket in my lap, and a movie on my computer. Using my tools, I pried off glued on hardware and cut off the studs from earrings. I tried to get as close as I could, however, I do not haphazardly reach into the bag because of pointy bits. Oh well, they will get cover in hot glue soon.
I didn’t have a design in mind. I had done my “research” on Pinterest for ideas, but knew I would need to work with what I have. So I covered my desk with cardboard, dumped out the jewelry and just started playing around with the pieces. Figuring out what colors work together, what fits the space inside the frame, what looks pretty. And this is the end result:
Three pieces hot glued together to create a simple abstract design. I adore it and I hope one of you will too. It will be posted in the Shop soon.
Thank you for reading and have a great day!