Friday 24 February 2012

Charmed....

Trash or treasure? if you're like me you will have a stash of best bits that you don't want to use but just sit in their little boxes never seeing the light of day....so here's some of my stash.I'm working on a class for EfemeraInk and we'll be making jewellery. See the white plastic ruler at the top of the picture? (from the £ shop)




Well with a hacksaw and a few Promarkers you can make fabulous charms for your necklace or bracelet....or to put in a configuration box. The wooden charm is just a chunk of wooden ruler with a small charm glued on...




Hang on to all your broken bits of jewellery and odd buttons and recycle them.It's amazing what you can do with junk and a bit of Diamond Glaze.







There's a few different charms in the pipeline so I'll post them when they're done... along with the finished necklace.


9 comments:

Ana Cristina Caldatto said...

amo amo amo!!!

Sue said...

mmm like the chopped up ruler idea!! Might borrow it;)

Sarah said...

those bits of trash and treasure look really good put together like that.

Deborah said...

Much better than buying ready made.Love that spoon!

Julie Kirk said...

Love it. Trash/treasure it's all the same to me. Great idea to use the rulers!

JulieD said...

Love what you've done with all your old bits and bobs - can't wait to see what else you've got up your sleeve! JulieD

Sue said...

Brilliant idea Effie and very now but I'm not sure I can bring myself to use those 'special' little treasures hiding at the back of the drawer!!

Sherry said...

Fabulous, love the Pound Shop ruler charm!

Ginger said...

That pretty button , the red, gold, green and blue one, I have one exactly the same, I cannot bring myself to use it on anything as it is so pretty lol