“Create a project depicting anything which is eco friendly or recyle something to use within your project….”

bag charm

This is a simple bag charm I made from two earrings.  They were earrings I found where the other one of the pair had been mislaid/lost.  Too good to throw away though!

bag charm 1

You need the charms – old earrings, necklaces, bracelet, any old jewellery you no longer wear can be recycled!

Swivel Clip, chain and jump rings.

Take the charms off the earring and attach to the chain using the jump rings.

Add the large heart and chain to the swivel clip and its good to go!

All this was made a lot easier using the Fiskars Round Nose Pliers.

bag charm 2

Look forward to seeing your project using something recycled or environmentally friendly!  :)

Caroline x



Posted in Creations By Caroline, Textile / Jewellery

13 Responses to “Monday Challenge – Eco Friendly/Recycle ~ by Caroline Scattergood”

  1. rainbow_poppy Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 8:56 am

    Going to look through my jewelry and see if there is anything I can cobble together

    Debbie x

  2. Jayne Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 9:10 am

    Lovely Caroline, I used to always chop up old Jewellery and make things with. Sometimes it was embarrassing buying an awful huge pair of earrings in a sale as I had an idea what to make with them x

  3. Cambop Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 9:38 am

    Yep, guilty of buying things just for the charms too :D What a lovely gift this would make.

  4. Beadmad Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 11:06 am

    I love fiddling through the sale box in shops to see what I can find to create new pieces.
    I love your take recycling.

  5. April 26th, 2010 at 11:43 am

    I hope you won’t be offended if I say they look much better as a bag charm than as earrings – lol! Fab bit of “upcycling”, love it!

  6. Kaz Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    That’s lovely Caroline, what a fab heart xx

  7. Gez Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    Wow! what a difference. The bag charm is super..xx

  8. Sky Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    gosh,them were big earrings LOL……..much better as a bag charm:)

  9. Karen50 Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    WoW this is really imaginative and very pretty Caroline X

  10. Bertie_uk Says:
    April 26th, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    I love handbag charms. They must have been big earrings! Great idea to recycle when you have lost one!

  11. Liz*** Says:
    April 28th, 2010 at 12:22 am

    WOW – this is stunning!

    Liz x

  12. Di Says:
    April 30th, 2010 at 6:45 am

    Gorgeous bag charm Caroline, a great way to reuse jewellery

  13. May 1st, 2010 at 7:17 pm

    Just posted a project with some recycling in the “made by Fiskarettes” section – thanks for the push!

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