Broken jewelry cross

 

 

A couple of months ago I stumble across this great find in an antique shop:

A large vase full of jewelry! Some of it's broken and some of it is completely wearable as is. 

See all the goodies:

 

 

I repurposed some black faceted beads for my Stella and Dot knock off from this stash. I also intend to make myself a broken jewelry letter like the ones Tip Junkie has featured. I haven't gotten around to that yet, but I do have a wooden "F" in my stash of other things from a project that was never done and now abandoned, so one day I'll have a cool initial on my craft room door.

 What I HAVE gotten around to is a broken jewelry cross. I picked up a wooden cross at Michael's for a dollar. I wanted to alter/decorate it some way for Easter decor but didn't really know how when I first bought it. Then this idea came to me.... and I LOVE IT.

A shell necklace and these other pieces became the final product (Please excuse the lovely background in the second photo- this was a late night project completed on the craft room floor- sales papers make excellent work surfaces- fold and throw away the mess when you're done.)

Here it is:

I first painted the cross white. I glued on jewelry and buttons and then glued it to a piece of cardboard cut to fit my frame and covered with a piece of cardstock. I would have liked to have used fabric but I didn't have any in the stash that was the color I wanted. The frame is a repurpose too. It started life as a green and gold frame. Now with the help of Krylon fusion it is white.  I have the cross displayed on my mantel. When all the mantel Easter decor is complete I'll share that too.

What have you repurposed lately? I'd love to know.

Have a great week. I'll be linking this up to my favorite parties listed below:

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