Discover the joy of upcycling old jewelry into something new and unique! Learn how to create beautiful recycled jewelry projects with these easy-to-follow tutorials.
Recycled Jewelry Projects
Buy bags of jewelry at the thrift store or flea market, or use inherited pieces to personalize your project.
How To Decorate Glass Bottles With Old Jewelry
One of the easiest ways to recycle old jewelry is to add pieces in different shapes and sizes to glass bottles and jars. Everything looks better with a touch of bling!
Make A Super Cool Junk Art Owl
Let me show you how to make the coolest junk art owl with just a few recycled pieces!
Birdhouse With Vintage Hardware And Bits Of Jewelry
Update an old birdhouse with lots of texture and dimension using vintage hardware and pieces of jewelry.
Make Mermaid Art from Recycled Jewelry and Hardware
Here is such a fun and unique idea for mermaid art made with hardware and jewelry.
Upcycle Old Jewelry into Wine Glass Charms
Turn those little bits and bobbles into the cutest wine glass charms with this simple DIY tutorial. This is a great idea for a brunch, or bridal shower. The charms can be given as favors after.
Bejeweled Vase Using Old Jewelry.
This DIY vase project is a creative way to use broken jewelry and leftover pieces from your craft stash.
How to Make Velvet Bookmarks with Vintage Jewelry Pieces
Learn how to make amazing velvet bookmarks with vintage jewelry pieces. What a great gift idea. You could even include a bookmark with a favorite book for an extra-special gift.
Turn Old Jewelry Into Gorgeous Drawer Pulls
Instead of using store-bought drawer pulls, why not make your own using something unexpected like large brooches or jewelry pieces?
Beautiful DIY Vintage Jewelry Tree
Add a wow factor to your buffet table or mantel by creating a jewelry tree topiary made with recycled jewelry. This sweet tree is not just for the holidays!
Watering Can with Crystals
Turn an ordinary watering can into a piece of garden art by adding crystals or other bling to the spout. Such a cool idea!
Vintage Earring Christmas Tree
Make canvas art into designs like a tree, heart, or anything you like simply by adding jewelry pieces of different shapes and sizes. You can follow the same process for a larger wall art piece.
Steampunk Nutcracker with Old Jewelry
Anita from Unique Creations by Anita creates the most beautiful steampunk art. This festive nutcracker is filled with so much detail using broken jewelry chains and other odds and ends. Such a clever idea!
DIY Christmas Angels from Upcycled Jewellery
You can never have too many keychains, especially when they are as pretty as these angels complete with a bit of sparkle!
Looking for more recycled jewelry projects? These magnets are a favorite project... 5 Minute DIY Vintage Magnets
As always, thanks for being here, Kathy
Author: Kathy Owen (Petticoat Junktion)
Kathy is the founder of PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, old hardware, rusty stuff, and thrifty finds into unique home décor. Kathy’s projects have been featured on the Home Depot Blog, Plaid Crafts, Behr Designer Series, and in numerous magazines. Read more about Kathy here.
Ellen Slack
Vintage costume jewelry can be valuable. Might be a good idea to educate yourself before upcycling possibly desirable collectible pieces into craft projects.
Kathy Owen
Thank you Ellen. I do check that before upcycling my pieces.
Bobby Gittins
Such fun!!