Today I’m showcasing my favorite DIY decor tutorial that I’ve done all year. It’s a broken jewelry letter craft that I made for Charming Charlie (an accessory store).
This was really the coolest opportunity as I’m a huge fan of Charming Charlie. For me, they are the go-to-place for inexpensive accessories. Since I have all boys, the only person I have to dress up is myself! {{sad but true}} Since the Charming Charlie store organizes their accessories by color – it’s the easiest place for me to buy my accessories.
Watch my video for all the details on how to use broken jewelry to embellish this wood letter.
As featured on CharmingCharlie.com – This DIY decor project gives you an opportunity to use your outdated jewelry, non-functional jewelry, sentimental jewelry, jewelry you received as a gift (but would not wear), and other jewelry odds and ends.
Craft ~ Broken Jewelry Letter
For the complete tutorial on how to make this gorgeous blinged out monogram you can watch my video or head on over to the Charming Charlie blog with all the specifics.
You’ll need a letter of any size, a lot of jewelry, tin snips, and a hot glue gun. It took me 5 hours to make the first one (silver) but only 2 hours to make the second one (gold). Once you get all the jewelry cut up and figure out the design, it’s incredibly easy and zero crafting skills are required. {{wink}} Simply cut up the jewelry with the tin snips and hot glue onto the letter. That’s it!
You can hang it directly onto any wall or frame it like I did with the silver one. You can also go as elaborate or as simple as you’d like and use any size letter. This would make a gorgeous homemade gift idea. Keep it in mind for birthday presents this next year.
I would out the letter in my bedroom most likely near my door or over my bed. I would love the letter K for Kailey. I think it would go wonderfully in my bedroom which is done in black, white and pink with zebra accents throughout. You’re initials are so gorgeous!
This is a wonderful idea, and thank you Laurie for awarding one of us a beautiful letter! An M would look great in my hallway to liven it up a bit. I’m a single mom, whose son is now grown, and this would be just the thing to brighten my day when I come home from work!
I would love the letter “S”. It is the First letter of our Last name, AND, I think it is by far the prettiest letter of the alphabet, AND, after our house being full of grandkids for the last 11 months, (daughter, husband and 4 little boys moved in with us) AND, the rest of the grandkids being at our house for all the “Christmas Stuff”, AND, a Christmas Eve Birthday, and a Day after Christmas Birthday……it has been ALL kids ALL the time in our house, AND, I think it could serve as a reminder to “S”hhhhhhhh, in the only room in the house that we try to keep a little less noise, and reclaim our sanity in!!! LOL!
I would LOVE the initial “L” to hang in my bedroom above my makeup table. I’m a single mom with 3 kids and my haven is my room. It’s all about me! I LOVE your initials Laurie. They’re beautiful!
I would love the letter “R” for our last name. I would like to put the framed art near our front door entry way for all to see as they enter. I have a 1/2 wall, and I’d place it on a Plate rack.