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Jewelry: Upcyled Wire Wrapped Beads Necklace
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Upcyled Wire Wrapped Beads Necklace

Upcycled headpin bead necklace

Upcycled headpin bead necklace

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Jewelry Workshop: Bead, Wrap, Chain & Etch »

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Category: Jewelry

Type of item: Accessory

For: Women

Style: Cute, Funky, Eco-Friendly


Materials

Headpins from Wal-mart and old thrifted necklaces.

What was your inspiration?

I loved the necklace the lead singer of Hil St. Soul wore on the Copasetick & Cool album and wanted something similar! My version is a little less chunky, but more wearable for the album-coverless among us.

What are you most proud of?

I got the wire wrapping with headpins right after a while! The video instructions were really helpful for me. This project gave me a ton of practice as well since I wrapped every bead cluster.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Just get some materials and try it. I was surprised how well my necklace turned out since jewelry making is pretty new to me.

 

15 comments

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clemmiean1163530 on craftsy.com
Jan 11, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Lovely necklace--and fantastic color choices. It has great variety, yet is also very cohesive, too. Time-consuming no doubt, but it looks like a lot of talent and love went into this creation.
RamblingRose on craftsy.com
Dec 26, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful jewelry and wonderful idea. My mom loves thrift store finds and I myself can never find the things she does.
JuliN on craftsy.com
Dec 26, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks RamblingRose. Thrift stores can be a safari, that's for sure.
quimera on craftsy.com
Dec 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow! Beautiful colors. To do all the pieces in the wire wrapping...I know that this was a time-consuming project! Great piece and great work-- lots of it!
JuliN on craftsy.com
Dec 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - it was really good wire wrapping practice.
JuliN on craftsy.com
Dec 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - it was really good wire wrapping practice.
Jocelyn Rose D. on craftsy.com
Dec 04, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is very pretty...nice work and color choices.
JuliN on craftsy.com
Dec 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you :)
JuliN on craftsy.com
Dec 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you :)
Susan Bowerman on craftsy.com
Oct 10, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very pretty. Nice work.
JuliN on craftsy.com
Oct 11, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you, Susan.
timipi814182 on craftsy.com
Jul 05, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
very lovely piece!!!
JuliN on craftsy.com
Jul 06, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
Ree on craftsy.com
Ree
Jul 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Nice job! I love the combination of beads and the idea of refashioning from thrift necklaces. Makes me want to look at some of my old costume jewelry. Thanks for the inspiration!
JuliN on craftsy.com
Jul 04, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks :). Using recycled materials was fun & cost effective.