Altered Art - Junk Bracelet
Bracelet with clasp
assorted beads and scrap items
broken earrings
gemstones
broken necklace chains
jump rings
jewelry wire
round nose pliers
This Altered art project shows you how to turn broken jewelry pieces, single earrings and odds and ends into a beautiful altered art junk bracelet.
The key to creating a beautiful altered art bracelet it layers of different items. For this project we used :
broken earrings
broken lengths of necklace chains
Charms
old necklace pendants
and just attached them to the bracelet chain using jump rings.
Oddments of beads have been added using jewelry nose pins that were hand made using lengths of wire. Simply take your length of wire and twist one end into a loop using your round nose pliers. Add your beads and then close the length of wire by forming another loop with your pliers.
Randomly add your oddments to the bracelet chain creating a layered look.
By Shellie Wilson. Shellie is the chief creative editor for Craftbits.
it looks awesome! cant wait to try.
Oh man this is great. Do you know that I just refuse to throw stuff away so this really helps to put all my junk to use. -Peachie58
this is great! i had a GAZILLION un-matching earring that i didn't know what to do with. i also attached two broken chains together and put some junk on the end to make a super cute necklace have been in for a while :]
Love bracelets like this one. Want to make one for myself.
khatkat77
its ok good idea but no the gretest:)
But what do you do with the broken necklace chains?
great way to recycle things! WOW!
VERY COOL! Keep up the GREAT work!
I LOVE THIS!!! I made two, and was complimented on mine. I gave my other to my mom for her b-day and she wears it all the time! ITs soo simple!
i love this!!! :)
i made this bracelet, and it is easier than it seems. i used broken earrings, keychains, hairclips, necklaces, bracelts,anklets, and even rings to make mine. What a way to recycle used and broken objects!
I made this bracelet and it is soo much easier than it looks. very pretty-thanks
very simple for anyone
cute idea
WOW!
dis looks great n chic!! thanks...
Ingenious! I've been thinking of doing this for a while now...
AWESOME! Looks great + a good way to get turn old jewelry into something cool!
I love it! A modern twist on the charm bracelet!