I have learned so many things from my grandmothers. How to find a good bargain, how to enjoy musicals, never turn left without a stoplight, and how to sew. This project shows how I took broken jewelry from my grandmother and made them into something whole again.
When I was visiting her lately she let me go through her sewing supplies. She had a jewelry box with costume jewelry inside. I enjoyed listening to her tell me stories about them. I found a couple of pieces that were broken. A few of the beads were discolored and missing stones but still beautiful.
One of the pieces was originally a fastener for a necklace. It was so beautiful I could not just use it to go behind my neck to be hidden under my hair. I decided to make it the focal piece of a new necklace.
I love taking something that was broken and forgotten and turning it into something new again. Above all, I love being reminded of my grandma when I see it.
Materials Needed
String
Old beads
New beads to complement old beads
Fasteners
Step 1
Layout beads in the desired formation
Step 2
Restring necklace. Tie a string to the fastener and add beads in the order you laid out. Connect to the other end of the fastener.
What did you do with pieces that were memorable to you?