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Make Recycled Plastic Cup Jewelry

15 September 2010 28,981 views 5 Comments

by heather

Recycling plastic into crafts is a fun and eco-friendly alternative to tossing said plastic into the trashcan. Peaches from Aunt Peaches made this fun melted plastic statement necklace with #6 plastic party cups she melted Shrinky-Dink style in her oven. I think it looks kind of like sea glass! These melted plastic pieces would also be pretty on earrings, or connected together like links. [how to make a recycled plastic necklace] [via oneprettything]

Project Estimate:

Recycled #6 plastic cups, on hand or $1
Chain, $1
Scissors and hole punch, on hand
Oven, on hand

Total: $1 and up

Additional Resources:

One of the most popular posts of all time on Dollar Store Crafts is a recycled bottle coin purse by Zitta Schnitt.

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5 Comments »

Dawn said:

This necklace is beautiful. So simple, yet elegant looking.

By the way, I love your site with all the cool things you create using Dollar Store stuff. I’ve added your site to my “Green Frugalicious Sites” on my blog: ART of Humungous Proportions. I hope you’ll visit my blog to take a peek!

# 15 September 2010 at 8:28 am

Peaches said:

Hey Heather! Thanks for the shout out on this! Just love seeing my little necklace up on one of my favorite sites :)

# 15 September 2010 at 8:55 pm

Michelle L. said:

This one blew my tiny mind when I saw it on her site. It is fab!

# 15 September 2010 at 11:39 pm

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# 24 September 2010 at 6:04 am

Recycled Plastic said:

wow, what an incredible necklace. It’s even more incredible that it’s made from plastic cups. Instead of plastic, it actually looks like stained glass.

# 30 March 2011 at 6:23 am