Reuse Charm Bracelets

These bracelets were made from pieces of jewelry that my friend had in her stash. Some of them were pieces from a bigger jewelry piece that was damaged. Like one side of a pair of earrings. Or maybe jewels had fallen out of a piece, but part of it could be used for something else.

I didn't put a ton of things on them. I think they look classic with fewer components. This one looks like a victorian heart bracelet. I didn't have a fancy toggle, so I just used a plain one. Maybe I can salvage one from a different piece? The crystals on this one were actually from a chandelier. And the pearls were from one side of an earring.

This next bracelet is so victorian looking. The crystals are from another chandelier. And the other pieces were just floating around in her stash. It's gold-tone, and the chain was in her stash as well.

It's fun to envision new pieces of jewelry from things we would have probably thrown out. We're helping to not fill up the landfill, and we're getting a pretty cool piece of jewelry too. :)

We're going to try to sell these pieces to benefit her non-profit program, the Green Youth Art Project. She's going to have an arts and crafts faire in December. If you're in the Martinez area and would like more info, leave me a comment with your email addy and I'll forward along the info to you.