Comments on: Re-Purposing My Mother’s Jewelry https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Wed, 08 May 2019 13:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Rita https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-611282 Wed, 08 May 2019 13:11:00 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-611282 It’s been 5 years since my Mom passed and I still can’t repurpose her jewelry though I know she would love it if I did. But even pieces I made for her that are now back with me I can’t touch. The shadow box idea is outstanding. I think I’ll give that one a go. I miss her every day! Thank you for sharing. Hugs and Love!

]]> By: Rita https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-611281 Wed, 08 May 2019 13:05:31 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-611281 In reply to Heather knott.

Great idea Heather! I have the perfect single earring to use for this from my Mom’s collection. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Daisy https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-611260 Tue, 07 May 2019 20:10:48 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-611260 Jeanette these are beautiful and a lovely tribute to your late mother. She will always be near you with re-purposing her jewellery. God bless

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593636 Fri, 25 May 2018 02:54:02 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593636 In reply to Heather knott.

Heather, how lovely! Hugs to you!

]]> By: Heather knott https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593635 Fri, 25 May 2018 02:44:14 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593635 I love your ladder earrings, what a lovely tribute to mom. I’ve even taken random pieces that were broken/ single earrings, and made them into magnets that I see every day! That way I just know she’s watching over me from the fridge door!!

]]> By: Karen Watson https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593480 Wed, 23 May 2018 15:07:18 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593480 My Mom had given me a bunch of stuff to re purpose, while she was still alive, and she was always so proud of my crazy creations, so I know all our Moms have taken that “Ladder to Heaven” and they are watching us to see what we can create from the gifts they gave us.

]]> By: Jean T.K. https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593421 Wed, 23 May 2018 01:19:10 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593421 Jeanette – those earrings are gorgeous!
My mom passed away quite a while ago – back in 1989 – and I received all her jewelry. It’s all still in a box. Just last week I was wondering what I was going to do with some of it. Now that I just read this article, I am so inspired! Some I will repurpose into new creations that will still remain a tangible link to my mom. Plus, I LOVE the shadowbox idea too! I just never knew if it would be ‘allowed’, as it were, to change what was once HER jewelry into something a little more updated that I could wear and enjoy also. Thanks for the ‘permission’ to go ahead and have fun! I know my mom’s probably smiling and thinking ‘It’s about time’!

]]> By: Jeanette Oglenski https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593388 Tue, 22 May 2018 15:29:09 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593388 Thank you everyone.
Karen, I love your shadow box idea, how much fun to remember your mom that way. It took me 2 years to be ready to start working with her jewelry and now I’m so glad I am there.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593380 Tue, 22 May 2018 14:30:48 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593380 In reply to Karen Watson.

Karen, what a neat idea – a shadow box themed with your Mom’s love for owls! 🙂

]]> By: Lynda https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593379 Tue, 22 May 2018 14:28:48 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593379 What a special gift she gave you…and a beautiful creation you made to remember her by.

]]> By: Karen Watson https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593378 Tue, 22 May 2018 14:24:00 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593378 I too have a huge plastic container full of my Mom’s jewelry, that I haven’t been able to really look at yet, since my oldest daughter and I went through it so she could get what she wanted from it. My Mom loved owls, so my daughter is making a shadow box with several pieces with owls in them. I’m anxious to see how it turns out.

]]> By: Rhonda G https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593365 Tue, 22 May 2018 13:23:20 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593365 I really love this idea. I, too, have a jewelry box of my mother’s jewelry that I would like to re-purpose and wear as a tribute. Thank you! R

]]> By: Joanne https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593363 Tue, 22 May 2018 13:17:15 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593363 These are gorgeous, Jeanette… and so meaningful! The pieces I’ve made with some of my mother’s jewelry are among my most meaningful and precious. Sending love and hugs your way.

]]> By: Jeanette Oglenski https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593112 Sat, 19 May 2018 04:29:03 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593112 Thank you Rena Klingenberg! It took a while before I could start working with her pieces and I was so happy to be able to remember her this way.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/re-purposing-mothers-jewelry/#comment-593088 Sat, 19 May 2018 00:22:13 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=55031#comment-593088 A big hug for you, Jeanette, and I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. I just love these earrings, and the lovely “Mary’s Ladder to Heaven” name. A beautiful design.

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