50 Recycled Jewelry Ideas

Photo Credit: Fotr

One Man's Trash Is An Accessory Treasure!

Making your own unique works of wearable art from items tossed out everyday can be fun, not to mention sustainable. I have scoured the web and compiled a list of the top 50 upcycled and recycled jewelry crafts. I hope you will be inspired by some of these ideas. I know I am!

The First Fab 25

1. Bottle Cap Earrings
2. Computer Keyboard Bracelet
3. Recycled Salt Shaker Necklace
4. Vinyl LP Record Bangle
5. Spoon Handle Bracelet
6. Headphone Earrings
7. Toothbrush Bracelet
8. Curler Cuff Bracelet
9. Wine Cork Bracelet
10. Pop Tab Choker Necklace
11. Pop Tab Bracelet
12. Guitar String Bangles
13. Paper Bracelets
14. Scrabble Tile Pendant
15. Recycled Belt Cuff
16. Recycled Button Cuff Bracelet
17. Recycled Jewelry Brooch
18. Bike Inner Tube Jewelry
19. Water Bottle Jewelry
20. Potato Chip Bag Bracelet
21. Penny Pendants
22. Jewelry From Recycled Gift Cards
23. Upcycled Spoon Pendant
24. Pin Cushion Ring
25. Lego Earrings 

Generation T: Beyond Fashion: 120 New Ways to Transform a T-shirt

The Remaining Fab 25 Ideas!

1. Domino Necklace
2. Guitar Pick Earrings
3. Monopoly House Earrings
4. Spoon Bracelet
5. Fishing Lure Necklace
6. Candy Wrapper Bracelet
7. Barbie Shoe Earrings
8. Altered Matchbook Necklace
9. Turn Washers Into Jewelry
10. Comic Book Bracelet
11. Pendants and Charms from old CDs
12. Bike Chain Bracelet
13. Circuit Board Earrings
14. Make a bracelet out of old Credit Cards
15. Floppy Disc Earrings
16. Paper Bag Jewelry
17. Recycled Pop Top Bracelet
18. Recycled T-Shirt Bracelet
19. Playing Card Earrings
20. Zipper Earrings
21. Recycled Denim Flower Pin
22. Doily Necklace
23. Designer Inspired Paperclip Necklace
24. Necktie Wrist Cuff
25. Shampoo Bottle Bracelets