What to do with vintage jewelry

Vintage jewelry- especially your broken or incomplete pieces- is perfect for upcycling, and these craft ideas are so easy to make!

Here are 25 creative ideas to repurpose vintage jewelry and turn it into beautiful, unique pieces everyone will love.

Making gorgeous one-of-a-kind works of art from broken, vintage costume jewelry is not "difficult" -- but it requires a lot of patience -- a lot of jewelry -- an artful eye -- and the appropriate adhesives.

My mother passed in July and I was left with more jewelry than I could ever possibly wear. There were a lot of costume brooches and several broken pieces of jewelry. So I decided to make a heart on canvas with them. It's a special way to use some of the pieces of jewelry that…

Plastic, wood, metal, glass- there are a LOT of vintage buttons out there. Thank goodness for button crafts like these to get you inspired!

Turn a treasured brooch into a statement necklace.

Perhaps you have seen one of these at a craft show, but it was too costly. You can make your own Christmas tree wall hanging, using your old costume jewelry or pieces from yard sales and thrifty stores. This is a guide about making a costume jewelry Christmas tree.

Repurposing old jewelry is a great way to create one of a kind pieces that are unique. This collection of upcycled jewelry will inspire you!

Making gorgeous one-of-a-kind works of art from broken, vintage costume jewelry is not "difficult" -- but it requires a lot of patience -- a lot of jewelry -- an artful eye -- and the appropriate adhesives.

Here are 25 creative ideas to repurpose vintage jewelry and turn it into beautiful, unique pieces everyone will love.