Creative Recycling

A while ago, I sorted though my jewelry chest (yes, I have an entire piece of furniture whose job is to organize my jewelry collection) after coming to the conclusion I have way to much costume jewelry I never wear. I invariably default to something silver or full of sparklies, so why do I have so much fake colored gemstone stuff? Because I can't resist a sale on cheap accessories.



Anyway, after I gathered up all this stuff, it seemed a shame to just throw it out. And then I started thinking about all the money I spend on scrapbook bling and embellishments, and got the idea to take apart the jewelry and use some of the components a little more creatively. They came in handy when I was making Valentine's Day cards today.

Here are some samples.




Everything you see was made from paper scraps, jewelry pieces, and rubber stamping supplies I already had. Much better than paying the Hallmark people $3 per card!



Now I'm gonna take the money I saved and go buy stamps so I can mail these. Fun!