Too Many Bracelets!

Is it possible to have too many 

bracelets? 

NO, of course not! 

But I have quite a few "favorite" 

bracelets... so let's see what we 

can do with some things I pulled 

off of my shelves. Things you save and 

say 100 times "what did I save this for" 

before you actually find a use for it!

So here's what I found. 

- Scrapbook paper

- Thin dowel type rod

- Sturdy paper tube

- Candy cup papers

- A square wood piece for door molding 

- Lots of old vintage jewelry 

(These pieces had stones missing 

and other issues that made them 

perfect for this project.)   

        

- I painted the wood piece white 

& antiqued it a bit.     

- Then decoupaged the black & white 

toile paper to the base.   

- When the base is dry if you take 

a nail file and use it on the edges 

of the wood it gives it a great look.  

 

-  I drilled a hole in the center of 

the tube and in the center of the 

square wood piece, then glued the 

tube and wood piece to the dowel. 

Let your glue dry well.     

- Add a complimentary scrapbook 

paper to the tube, gluing in place. 

 

- I glued a candy paper cup in 

the open ends of the tube. 

(Not really necessary but I felt 

like closing the ends.)   

 - Then start adding some BLING!

I used a hot glue gun for this. 

I added some jewelry pieces around 

the base of the dowel to give it 

extra strength.   

 

I found 2 large round brooches 

that were the perfect size for the 

bling at the ends of the tube.   

I like it! A lot!

 

The other end piece was acutally 

a hair clip that I found at Kohl's 

in their clearance items for 

about $2 at the most. 

Woo-Hoo! Love a bargain! 

 

There was a broken bracelet in my 

Mom's old jewelry box that had a missing 

piece as you can see, but was perfect for 

the curve in the base. And I was so happy 

to put this lovely old bracelet to good use.

    

One of my Mom's favorite earrings. 

Too worn to be worn any longer but 

a nice tribute to my Mom, none the 

less. I remember her wearing these 

earrings to all my grade school functions, 

to church, to parties, etc. A nice memory 

to add to the menagerie of items. 

     

A bit of black ribbon for some 

black tie class!

  

A single earring from my Grandma's 

jewelry that has no mate is perfect 

dangling on the dowel, finished off 

by the black tie.

More bling! 

Because Bling is a GOOD Thing!! 

    

 There you have it... 

a great use for those special 

unwearable jewelry pieces you 

have stashed away.  

 

Let's fill her up... 

wait a minute - I should have used 

a paper towel size tube! 

 

Hope you enjoyed having a 

bit of sparkle thrown 

your way today! 

Blessings & happiness to all of you!

Sherry & Marie

XOXO