A Charming Day

It seems I have found a few simple projects that have got my mojo flowing a bit.  I spent the day making charms for one of my favorite little Yahoo groups.  The first set is for a Springtime in Paris swap.  I have a few more tiles that need jump rings still, I ran out and for once, I was not in the mood to shop. 



These were simple altered Scrabble tiles.  A bit of 7 gypsies paper, a French stamp, a smidge of ink and some glossy accents made for a cute little charm.  Stay tuned for another set, I have these really wonderful acrylic discs I plan to alter. 

Check out these little embellishments made from a vintage necklace.  It was so simple to take this apart and just add a jump ring to the existing loop.  The caged ones are so neat.  I wonder if I could tuck something inside.



The set above, as well as the ones below are for another charm swap.  This one is themed around junque jewelry.  I had a ton to sift through and I managed to find a few treasures.



Some of these charms are made from the strangest little bits.  High school pins, broken earrings, clasps, chain links, cuff links make up this motley little crew of junky bits. 



If the other participants in this swap have as eclectic charms as I do, this will be an interesting swap indeed!

Cheers,

Rhea