I once said, “give me a jump ring and a banana peel, and I will make you some jewelry.” I haven’t actually made banana peel jewelry (I can sense your relief.) At least not yet because sometimes I like to do things just to see if I can. Anyway, the point was that you can use almost anything to make upcycled jewelry.

You probably already know that but you still may be surprised by some of the things I have experimented with in my jewelry-making adventures.

You can find tutorial links below each of the photos if you would like to learn more. Or check out the recap video at the bottom of the post.

1 – Paper Tubes

Cuff Bracelet

2 – Magazine Paper

Quilled Paper Earrings

Junk Mail Paper Bead Jewelry

Steeler Fan Paper Bracelets

3 – Recycled Glass

Intro to fusing glass in a microwave kiln

Simple Fused Glass Pendants

4 – Tin Cans

How to make cans into metal sheets

Tin Can Earrings

Engraving Tin Can Earrings

5 – Watch Parts

Watch Face Earrings

Watch Parts Pendants

Watch Parts Picture Bracelets

6 – Aluminum Cans

Aluminum Can Beads

Aluminum Can Jewelry

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy Upcycling,

Cindy

Advertising Disclosure: Upcycle Design Lab may be compensated in exchange for featured placement of certain sponsored products and services or your clicking on links posted on this website.

Check out the tools I use to make my upcycled jewelry.