by Nancy Vaughan.
(San Diego, California USA)
I have a box where I keep unfinished and rejected jewelry designs. It is my go to box when I need to stretch my imagination.
This piece is made from a rejected bracelet design that was too wide, too long and a touch too weird. I have no idea how long ago I made it.
When I found it again I decided to see just what I could make with it. So it got flattened, scrunched, stretched and snipped. When I was finished with the frame it reminded me of empty boxes stacked on top of each other. Time to fill the boxes!
I had just received some new beads in wonderful autumn colors. I hadn’t used them in any design yet so this was a perfect time to try them out. I mixed them with copper beads and wire, did a bit more manipulation of the wire then stopped before I got too carried away.
The finished piece looks a bit like a deco design or a modern take on a deco design or picture writing or Mayan glyphs. What do you see?
Nancy Vaughan
Wicked Wire Works at Artfire
This is so cool, Nancy! It’s almost like hieroglyphics or pictographs written with beads and wire. I always love seeing how you turn salvage / scrap items into really interesting jewelry! Thanks for sharing with us. 🙂
Nancy, I love that you repurposed this piece as a cool necklace. It looks great!!
That is a wonderful piece! Even better that it’s made from spare parts.
Thanks for the compliments and comments. It’s good to know that my recycles / remakes / salvages aren’t too weird. 😀
Very creative, Nancy. I like it very much.
This is such a great piece. The bead placement just takes your mind to many
interesting ideas. Now I know why I keep all the put aside pieces and maybe one day I can come up with something creative/recycled piece like you did.
I love this!! Gorgeous and different.
This is a great piece! I love the simplicity and the balance and scale of the copper and gem beads. Repurposing and combining scraps and rejects can really be rewarding and can really jumpstart creativity too!
love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is cool man! I want to do that.
Fabulous! What a unique and beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing! 🙂