Jewelry adds extra glam and charm to your look. You can turn your average-looking dresses into style icons with the right jewelry choice. But sometimes, your jewelry collection feels short, and you can’t find anything that goes with your outfit. And buying new jewelry with each dress is going to be very expensive.

Isn’t it amazing that you can make your own upcycled jewelry?

We will show you how you can make jewelry at home from recycled materials. 

There are many advantages of recycled jewelry. For example 

• It saves you money.
• It saves you the trouble of searching the market for your desired design. Now you can design your jewelry at home. 
• It saves the earth from pollution and helps to recycle old items that are not in use.

So in this article, we will show you the 7 best-recycled jewelry ideas that are fabulous and easy to make. 

7. Recycled T-shirt bracelet

Things required 

• Any bangle
• Old T-shirt

We have many T-shirts waiting in our closet, waiting for their turn. But now, with T-shirts that are either old or you don’t wear them anymore,  you can make a charming bracelet. 

Cut your T-shirt into long and narrow pieces and start wrapping it around the bangle. You can combine different colored pieces and create a unique, vibrant design. They go perfectly with your western outfits like a shirt and jeans.

6. Earrings from Bobby Pins

Things required 

• Bobby pins
• Bronze wire
• Nail polish

Bobby pins are very useful in any girl’s accessories. But now, in addition to securing your hair, they can be used to make earrings craftily. 

Using bronze wire and pliers, create an earring wire and a downward hoop. Put booby pins in this hoop and paint it with your favorite design and colors. 

You can change the shape and size of the hoop and also vary the number of bobby pins.

The plus point of this hack is that you can customize many unique earrings using the same technique. So don’t wait and make yourself elegant jewelry items.

5. Quick beaded necklace 

Things required 

• Colorful beads of different sizes and colors
• Necklace 

For girls, going to parties requires a lot of work. They must decide on the dress, color palette, makeup look, and shoes that go with them. And then choosing the well-suited jewelry is a headache. But with this quick hack, we got you covered for any party. 

Take any old necklace chain from your collection and start adding beads of vibrant colors. Adding different-sized beads will make the necklace more attractive. Also, choose the bead’s color according to your dress. 

4. Bracelet from rubber bands

Things required 

• Rubber bands of different colors

Do you also don’t know what to gift your friends that is intimate and beautiful on coming friendship day? Our DIY homemade bracelet from a rubber band is the answer to your problems. They look eye-catching on hand.

You can make this bracelet in 2 ways. A rubber band bracelet can be made in 2 ways either using a loom or your fingers. If you are making a bracelet by hand, follow the steps below.

• Wrap a rubber band around your middle and ring finger and make an eight shape.
• Put two more bands on top of it.
• Pull out loops of 8 shaped.
• Add each rubber band until you have a bracelet of your wrist size.
• In the end, you can attach a plastic hook with the last band or secure it.

3. Plastic bottle earrings 

Things required 

• Plastic bottle
• Colorful permanent markers

Plastic bottles play their top part in land and water pollution. They don’t decompose quickly. So by using plastic bottles for making jewelry, you can play your part in decreasing pollution. 

Moreover, there are tens of bottles in our homes just unused. So we will use them and make incredible jewelry items.

Cut them into a small circular shape for making earrings out of plastic bottles. Then, heat to smooth out the edges and give them a beautiful look. Then make a hole and put an earring wire from old earrings through it. 

You can also make earring wire yourself from copper or bronze wire. In the end, paint them with markers. You can also do some creativity and add different colors together. We are sure you will love your bottle earrings.

2. Newspaper necklace 

Thing required

• Newspapers
• Glue
• Color stones

Do you also don’t know what to do with the newspaper pile sitting in a drawer? The good news is that now you can use old newspapers to make customized necklaces from the comfort of your home. They look gorgeous, and once finished, no one can tell the difference between actual necklaces and newspaper ones. So grab your newspapers and start making a necklace with us.

First, roll newspaper in the form of a long stick and then roll the stick to give it a circular shape and secure it with glue. 

Next, make another long and a little thick stick and then cut it into small pieces. Then put those pieces around the circular-shaped pendant. In the end, paint it with markers and embellish it with stones. You got your pendant. Just pass it through a chain and wear it anywhere you want.

1. Earrings from caps

Do you want to get creative and make a unique and stunning piece of jewelry from a bottle cap? Sound interesting? We are here to guide you about this crazy idea.

Just grab two bottle caps of any drink and make a small hole through it. In this hole, fit an ear wire and secure it. Next, enhance it with beads. You can go creative and go with different designs. 

Conclusion

Jewelry is a very vital element in your styling. Recycling jewelry ideas are perfect for saving money, preventing pollution, and decreasing waste. 

They let you customize your jewelry as per your choice. So do try these ideas and make yourself elegant items of jewelry.