I had a little fun at the thrift store the other day, I bought a few cheap little necklaces and broke them down for the raw materials. I made up a couple of little tarnished charm bracelets with the pieces and a few other little bits and pieces.
Using the chains as a basis for the charm bracelet I added some of the upholstery charms, a couple of mother of pearl buttons, and some of the fun little metallic beads from a really bad graduated bead necklace. I like the tarnished look, it would work well for an everyday piece of jewelry.
One of the best things about this project, the cost of the necklaces was a few bucks, not nearly what it would have cost to purchase materials from the craft store…
