Hello friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day celebrating with the dads in your life. I am so excited to share a fabulous guest post with you all today. I hope that you remember Carmody of Paper & Fox, who posted here a while back about how she made over a thrift store chair and gave it new life. You may also have seen some of her awesome work on Pinterest. One of my favorite projects by her is a very recent one. She created this beautiful USA map using a very cool technique.
She also created this very cool sea urchin art using very simple materials–so clever!
If you haven't already, you really should check out Paper & Fox. I know Carmody will inspire you! Now, without further adieu, I am turning things over to Carmody to teach you what you can do with your broken jewelry {yeah, I have some broken necklaces myself thanks to my sweet girls}.
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This is Carmody of Paper & Fox. Today I have a simple project that was actually inspired from a broken necklace. With a toddler in my house, I end up with a lot of broken items…including necklaces. No matter how I try to hide my accessories, he can sniff them out. Don't worry, my necklace wasn't expensive, but it was cute.
So, I stored the little pieces away until I had an idea of what to do with them. I have an entire collection of beads, statement pieces, plastic, gems and anything that is used to create jewelry. While staring into space in the plant section of Home Depot it came to me. I don't want to give you the wrong impression, I am terrible with plants. I was in that section because I was looking for sandbox sand. It's not that I don't love plants, I am just terrible at keeping them alive. Lets move on to my project..shall we?
Pretty Painted Pot Inspired From a Broken Necklace
Since I was already at a hardware store, I purchased a terracotta pot and started brainstorming. My goal was to turn an average looking pot into a pretty home decor accessory using inspiration from a broken necklace.
Like everything I own, I painted the pot Gray. Once the paint was dry, I used a sharpie to draw a simple design. Nothing fancy.
I mixed some two different colors of teal and started painting the pot. Then, I mixed up a neon yellow to match my broken necklace. I outlined my design with cooper color craft paint.
They look great together right? I glued pieces from the broken necklace to picture wire and stuck them in the plant soil. Voila!
As I said before, I am not good with plants. I know this fact about myself and I am completely fine with this personal flaw. I am a strong believer that presentation is everything…. it would look weird if my pot did not have a plant. I planted a rhipsalis (aka mistletoe cactus) because the label said it was easy to take care of. It was unusual looking and easy to keep alive…sold
The broken necklace pieces double as a plant marker and what I like to call “Plant Jewelry”.
That's it! A simple DIY project that allows you to upcycle the broken necklace that is hiding in your junk drawer. Wish me luck at keeping this cutie healthy.
I hope you enjoyed my pretty painted pot inspired by a broken necklace.
Thanks, Carmody
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