Make a Decoupaged Wooden Plaque Jewelry Holder
Want a lovely way to display a few special pieces of jewelry without having to make even more room on your crowded dresser?
Jewelery + Accessories
Make a Treasure in a Bottle Charm
If you’ve got something small that you want to show off, but don’t want to get damaged, keep it safe AND on display by turning it into a treasure in a bottle charm!
Crafty Book Review: Wire-Wrapped Sea Glass from Sea Glass Jewelry
This wire-wrapping tutorial is simple and beginner-friendly.
Make Sea Glass in a Rock Tumbler–It Really Works!
Yes, you can 100% make sea glass in a rock tumbler.
How to Shorten a Chain
It’s pretty common to need to shorten a chain, and especially common to need to shorten a chain on a lovely piece of delicate jewelry, when you’re the most afraid of messing up.
10 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Rainbow Loom
I can’t completely dislike anything that gets my kids creating, but there are SO many eco-friendly Rainbow Loom alternatives.
How to Organize Jewelry with a Vintage Drawer
Need some DIY storage ideas for your jewelry? Here’s how to organize jewelry with a common yard sale find.
Create an Upcycled DIY Jewelry Organizer
Desperate for a way to organize and store your jewelry? Create an upcycled DIY jewelry organizer!
Create DIY Jewelry Storage from a Hanging Fruit Basket
Turn a salvaged hanging fruit basket into bright, cheerful DIY jewelry storage with just a few basic tools and supplies.
30 Awesome DIY Jewelry Organizer Projects!
Is your jewelry out of control? Get it all together with these 30 DIY jewelry organizer projects!
Create a DIY Jewelry Organizer from a Wooden Display Box
Create a bright and colorful DIY jewelry organizer with a wooden display box and paint!
Spotted: Make a Sweet Terrarium Necklace
Wear a little green around your neck with a homemade terrarium necklace!
How to Make Rosettes from a Reclaimed Tee
Don’t you love the look of a rosette? These simple fabric flowers are very cute, and they’re actually simple to make with just an old t-shirt from your stash. Here’s how to make rosettes and use them in your crafting.
50 DIY Jewelry Projects from Recycled Materials
Add DIY jewelry to your wardrobe with recycled materials! Here are 50 projects and tutorials that you’ll love!
DIY Fashion: Make Your Own Belt Bracelet
Skip the impact of buying new– create your own DIY fashion like this stylish belt bracelet!
E-Waste Jewelry by Marcele Godoy
Do you have e-waste – like old cables, chargers, and cords – laying around? Upcycle it into gorgeous jewelry!
Jewelry Findings: Make an Earring Backing from a Wine Cork
Lost an earring backing? Here’s how you can replace these sneaky jewelry findings in just a few minutes!
DIY Fashion: Make Your Own Vintage Button Brooch
Make your own unique brooch with recycled felt and vintage buttons!
Tutorial + How-to: Make Zipper Pulls from Vintage Medals
Grab up a handful of old award medals, some vintage jewelry, and some pliers, and check out how to replace your janky zipper pulls with these excellent, sturdy, striking zipper pulls made from vintage medals.
Tutorial + How-to: Make Scrabble Tile Pendants
Scrabble tile pendants are easy to make. All you need are a couple of kinds of strong glue, a little paint, some wonderful vintage papers, and a jewelry bail. Here’s how to whip them out in a day.
Green Crafter Profile: Jamie Smith’s Upcycled Jewelry
Artist Jamie Smith creates beautiful handmade jewelry from all reclaimed materials.
How To: Spruce Up an Old Jewelry Box
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been doing some spring cleaning. I went through my thrift stash this week and found this adorable jewelry box. I liked it to begin with, but I wanted to spruce it up a bit. Here’s how you can spruce up your own jewelry box!
Upcycled Jewelry for People, Planet and Profit!
The Base Project, a small company founded by brothers Christopher and Doug Akin, works with various tribes in Namibia and Ghana to create beautiful, upcycled jewelry. After traveling to the African nation many times, the brothers wanted to give back to the local communities, and The Base Project was born.
How-to: Make a Soda Tab Bracelet
We have lots of projects for crafting with soda cans, but what about those humble little tabs? If you’ve been saving your tabs for the right project, this upcycled soda tab bracelet might just be the one!
How-to: Neckerchief-Style T-Shirt Scarf
It’s still sweltering here in Atlanta during the day, but we’ve had some nice cool mornings and evenings lately. Fall is in the air, and this light, cozy t-shirt scarf is just right for those cool-but-not-cold times of day.
Reminder: A Few Days Left to Enter Starlight Woods Jewelry Giveaway!
Have you entered our giveaway yet for a $25 gift certificate at Starlight Woods?
Green Crafter Profile: Fallen Tree Limb Jewelry from Starlight Woods (and a giveaway!)
Lisa Disciascio creates fresh, modern jewelry using reclaimed wood from fallen limbs. Each piece from her shop is more than a fashion statement – she uses felled branches from storm-damaged trees and transforms them into rings, pendants, and earrings. Her work has gotten a good deal of press lately, including a feature in the latest Real Simple magazine.
Green Crafter Profile: Upcycled Jewelry from JMP Designs
Jill Porter recycles soda cans from drinks consumed by her family and friends. Then, she designs, cuts, embosses and assembles them into upcycled jewelry!
Crafty Reuse: 10 DIY Jewelry Projects from Recycled Materials
Store bought jewelry can come with a hefty environmental impact. From the new materials to produce them to the carbon footprint that goes with shipping them all over the world, that snazzy pair of earrings from the big box store are a little bit on the heavy side. Luckily, you don’t have to buy mass-produced jewelry! Instead, you can divert some waste from the landfill and whip up cute, DIY jewelry of your very own. Here are some projects to get you going.
Green Crafter: Bike Art
Crafter Sadie Sigford rescues discarded bicycle parts from her local bike shop and turns them into handmade treasures.