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Here’s how to incorporate recycled materials into a glasses chain DIY
Are you interested in incorporating recycled materials in to your DIY jewelry designs? Here’s an idea for you… a glasses chain made with a recycled headphone cord.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your glasses chain:
1: Pliers. You will need your round nose pliers, flat nose pliers and cutting pliers.
2: A piece of cord from an old broken pair of headphones. I used this cord leftover from another project.
3: Beads with holes big enough to fit your cord. I used 10 of these painted wooden beads.
4: Two crimp ends.
5: Two jump rings.
6: Two rubber glasses holders.
Follow these steps to make your glasses chain:
1: Trim excess material from your cord using the cutting pliers.
2: Add the beads to the cord.
3: Fold one of the crimp ends around one end of the cord using the flat nose pliers.
4: Add the second crimp end to the other end of the cord.
5: Attach the glasses holders to each end of the cord using the jump rings.
Now your glasses chain is finished and ready to use. Perfect for windy spring days or for when you’re getting active outside!
Here’s another version I made using some broken apple headphones and some plastic heart shaped beads.
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Here’s another way to make a cool anklet for summer…
Like I said before, anklets are going to be a hot ticket accessory this summer, so here’s another way to make an anklet to add to your #ankleparty
You will need the following tools and materials to make your anklet:
1: Pliers. You’ll need flat nose pliers, round nose pliers and cutting pliers for this anklet design.
2: A broken pair of headphones. I used these headphones left over from a different project.
3: Two crimp ends.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: A long gold coloured bead.
Follow these steps to make your simple anklet:
1: Measure the headphone cord around your anklet and cut it to length using the cutting pliers.
2: Add the bead to the trimmed headphone cord.
3: Add a crimp to either end of the cord, folding it around the cord using the flat nose pliers.
4: Add a jump ring to one end of the anklet and attach the lobster clasp.
5: Add the other jump ring to the other side of the anklet.
Now your anklet is done! How cute is this simple design? Add it to your #ankleparty and dance the night away!
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Here’s another cute way to upcycle your broken headphones, a double strand necklace!
If you aren’t sick of my headphone recycling tutorials yet here is another way you can upcycle them into beautiful jewelry. This one gives you all the steps you need to take to make a double strand headphone necklace.
You will need the following tools and materials to make your double strand headphone necklace:
1: Pliers. You’ll need cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers
2: A pair of broken headphones. I used the top part of the headphones that I used in the finger knit bracelet tutorial.
3: Four crimp ends.
4: Four small pieces of chain, one pair longer than the other. My headphone cords weren’t quite long enough to fit around my neck so I added some small pieces of chain to the end of each to make them fit.
5: Two beads. I used these chunky wooden beads with big holes.
6: Four larger jump rings.
7: Four smaller jump rings.
8: A lobster clasp.
Follow these steps to make your double strand necklace out of recycled headphones.
1: Cut the headphone cords using the cutting pliers to separate them and remove the ear buds.
2: Add a crimp end to either end of the headphone cords, folding them in place using your flat nose pliers.
3: Add one pair of chains to either end of one of the cords using two of the larger jump rings.
4: Add the second pair of chains to the other cord using another pair of larger jump rings.
5: Add the beads to each of the strands.
7: Secure the chains together using a smaller jump ring on either side of the necklace.
8: Attach the clasp using another smaller jump ring.
9: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the necklace to finish it.
Now your double strand necklace made from recycled headphones is finished! I love coming up with creative ways to save broken products from the trash.
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One more way to upcycle those headphones… a double strand headphone bracelet!
This bracelet is another way you can upcycle your broken headphones. You can check out the other headphone upcycling tutorials here and here.
Follow these steps to make a double strand bracelet out of headphones:
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your double strand headphone bracelet:
1: Pliers. You’ll need your cutting pliers, flat nose pliers and round nose pliers.
2: A pair of broken headphones.
3: Some beads. I used these two plastic beads from my childhood bead collection.
4: Some leather crimp ends.
5: Two jump rings.
6: A toggle clasp.
Follow these steps to make your double strand headphone bracelet.
1: Cut a strand of cord from the headphones. I used the part between the ear bud and the split point.
2: Fold the cord in half and cut it so you have two pieces.
3: Add beads to each of the cords.
4: Hold the ends of the cords together and secure them with the crimp end, folding it around the cords using the flat nose pliers.
5: Repeat step 4 for the other side.
6: Attach the toggle clasp components to either side of the bracelet using the jump rings.
7: Depending on the length of your cords you might need to add some knots to either end to shorten the bracelet.
Now your double strand headphone bracelet is finished! How fun!
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Here’s another way to upcycle broken headphones… into a necklace!
Remember the upcycled bracelet tutorial? Here’s another idea for how you can recycle broken headphones… turn them into a stylish necklace!
You will need the following tools and materials to make your headphone necklace:
1: Pliers. You’ll need cutting, flat nose and round nose pliers.
2: A charm. I used this old vintage earring charm.
3: Two crimp ends.
4: Two jump rings.
5: A lobster clasp.
6: A pair of broken headphones. I used these Sony headphones that don’t work any more.
Follow these steps to make your headphones into a necklace:
1: Clip the headphones so that you have a length that fits around your neck. I used the part between the ear bud and the split.
2: Add the charm to the cord.
3: Add a crimp end to either side of the cord, folding it in place using the flat nose pliers.
4: Add the lobster clasp to one side of the necklace using one of the jump rings.
5: Add the remaining jump ring to the other side of the necklace to finish it.
Now your upcycled headphone necklace is finished and ready to wear!
