Copper jewelry

I picked up a beautifully wrapped petoskey on my trip up north this summer, and immediately set out on a mission to find a piece of beach glass to pair it with. I picked up a number of interesting stones which should inspire some crafting (eventually). As soon as I had a free moment back home, I was off to the bead store. I just received a great pair of copper earrings (7th anniversary), so I picked up some copper chain and wire, and a sterling clasp. After a few test wraps, I decided to pair the petoskey pendant with a small piece of blue beach glass. I hammered the copper wire prior to wrapping which I think gives it a classier look.

T-shirt Jewelry

So Body + Soul magazine had a great upcycle idea this month - t-shirt necklaces. It was actually quite fortuitous, as the husband had just decided to purge the closet of his worn out t-shirts.
The process is quite simple and needs no special tools (or any notable skill for that matter), although a rotary cutter and cutting mat are preferred to scissors.

1) Cut out several 3/4" wide strips from the bottom of the t-shirt (discarding the hem)
2) Pull the loops taught, causing the raw edges to curl in
3) Use a scrap of material from the t-shirt or otherwise to wrap the loops together at the seams (if any) and tuck loose end of scrap under itself (I wrapped the loops once before binding in order to make a shorter necklace)

I also applied to same method to the sleeves and made a bracelet: