New Life for Old Jewelry
beaded-fixture

This photo is of a plain bathroom fixture I bought and dressed up with some old costume jewelry beads.


"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry." --- Rita Rudner

As a jewelry artist, now I primarily wear only the jewelry I make.

Sometimes it can be hard to part with jewelry we have and no longer wear. Here are some ideas of what to do with it.

  • Use the beads with some wire to dress up a light fixture.
  • Take a pretty pin that you never wear (or wear all the time!)and decorate a pillow on your bed.
  • Frame it and use it as wall art.
  • Use a lone earring to pin a vest closed.
  • Hot glue old earrings or pins or parts of a necklace to a lampshade or frame.
  • Fill a beautiful teacup or clear vase with jewelry you no longer wear but it's too sentimental to give up.
  • Take apart an old necklace and use the beads to make a new updated piece that reflects your current style.
  • Use to decorate a top of a package.
  • Hot glue onto napkin rings for a mix and match conversationpiece at the table.
  • Give it to someone who will enjoy it.