Giving New Meaning to UPCYCLE!
My first ever ‘Do Over Challenge’ was such fun! I signed up to participate in Jeannie K Dukic ’s 6th Do Over Challenge not really knowing anything about how it worked. I received a necklace that was very sweet with copper wire connections and pinkish pearls. It sat on my work space for a couple of weeks while I pondered my next move. One day I opened my polymer bead collection and was drawn to the pinkish and green beads. They really looked good with the pearls. I found some green crystal beads and a few other contenders. But when I tried the small striped beads, I knew my combination! This is the finished product for most of the pearls in the original necklace. It was the week to finish some of my long term projects. I kept the wires with the red and green rubber bands from the braces I wore for 3 years. When they finally came off, I asked the orthodontist if I could have them. He wanted to know why since almost NO ONE wanted them and I told him I wante