Jewelry Transformation

I love junk jewelry. I mean junk in the best possible sense, the young, hip, fun and playful type of jewelry found in the cases at Barneys Co-op. The kind of jewelry that even if I cannot own it, looking at it makes me happy.

Subversive was one such line that I admired but never thought I could own until a Target collaboration came along.

The chunky gold necklace I was previously admiring had quickly sold out and I pondered how I would fill this hole in my wardrobe. So I found a bracelet but a little too chunky and fussy to wear as a bracelet while still maintaining the signature Subversive look and removed the jump ring, signage & lobster claw closure with some needle nose jewelry pliers. Then I re-attached the jump ring to the other side of the chain. Cut and tied some velvet ribbon to the jump rings and Voila! I had a necklace! Sure it's not the same as the one I had in mind, but it serves the same purpose and no one else has it!

The part of the bracelet i removed (i did this before so this is another piece i'm just showing for visuals)

The bracelet that was slightly overwhelming for my wrist

The Finished Product!

You can see it on me in the following Now Wearing post.