Earth Day Recycled Steampunk Charm Pendant

I'm sure if you've been visiting here for very long you know how much of a pack rat I am and how I LOVE to recycle things...even before it was popular.

Well, today I have a Steampunk themed pendant that is very much recycled - perfect to help celebrate the day!

Here she is....

 

 

The chain, pearl strand and crown finding are all recycled from vintage pieces of jewelry....

 

 

The watch case and gears are from an old Timex I took apart....

 

 

and the background is actually a piece of an old map I have.

 

 

I glued the map to the watch back, added the little girl collage image and finally I glued the word "Play" as well.   I added several small gears & watch parts to the front of the watch case before I glued the watch back to the case.  Adds a bit of fun movement to the piece.

 

After that I added the various recycled findings and hung several watch gears off the bottom rung of the watch.

 

Fun fun!

I hope you can find a little inspiration in these recycled goodies

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if you have a chance give it a go yourself!

 

Happy Earth Day!!!!