Something Old, Something New
9:16 pm
Recently my mother
made me come by and take away all the belongings I had left in my old bedroom
when I moved out. This included everything from my old drawings, primary and
high school diaries (reading these was just hilarious!), letters (yes, the
actual, hand-written letters!), to a pile of old jewellery. Going through all
these made me think about how creative I used to be before; as I child, I was
great in painting, clothes making, and in other areas that required some
creativity. And I couldn’t remember when or how exactly I had discarded, disregarded,
or lost it.
Anyway, looking at
the jewellery pile, obviously unfashionable these days, made me believe that I
might do something with it to make it stylish, instead of just throwing it
away. Long story short, it was 2 a.m. when I started dismantling the old
pieces, separating beads and pendants from chains, using tweezers as my main tool, as it was impossible to find anything
such as pliers at the time. I would hardly recommend this to anyone, unless you
are a self-destructive masochist craving to lose your mind. If so, knock yourself out!
After a number of
finger cuts, broken nails, and some blood, I ended up with what I think is a lovely
statement necklace. Maybe it's nothing special, but I am proud of the way it turned out, particularly
because it was my first attempt at doing anything as such. And I am surely
going to wear the hell out of it. Moreover, in the heat of the moment (a.k.a.
the 5 a.m. madness) I even bought some DIY jewellery supplies online, determined
to pursue my latest passion. But I tend to act hastily like that when I get excited about something, so I can’t
promise I will still be interested in making jewellery after the supplies will have arrived. I guess it depends on whether you’ll like my pilot project! :)
To wrap everything
up: my point is that we should start looking at our old jewellery and clothing in a new light, and always take into account recycling before throwing
things away. Easy on our budget and environment, redoing old jewellery is a great way to reduce, reuse, and recycle old bits and turn them into beautiful DIY pieces. All you
need is some will, skill, and time. Maybe you’ll even discover a hidden talent,
who knows?
Also, I would like
to express my newly discovered appreciation for all the women selling hand-made
jewellery. I know now this is a hard work that calls for loads of talent,
dedication, time, and love. My respect for all of you out there!
I am so impatient to hear your thoughts! What do you think of my "firstborn"? :)
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Such a lovely necklace, I would wear it anytime! I think you should continue making jewelry, looks like you are talented!
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Thank you for your comment, it means a lot! :)
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