This idea came to me after Christmas when my husband was restringing my sister’s fiance’s guitar. What do you do with the old strings? It seemed like a waste of a perfectly good set of art supplies to me, so I began to ask for old guitar strings from musicians I know.
This idea is evolving, and I do plan to perfect it and post items on Etsy in the future. I have some more work to do before I get to that point however. For now I will be practicing and making Christmas presents from these old guitar strings I have acquired.
I started with some strings of various lengths, thickness, and colors. I also had some stones and crystal pieces that I thought would be fun to incorporate.
Then I began to form the rings and earrings you see here by twisting the strings around each other. This was not easy. In fact, I think I need some tools to help this process be more smooth and less painful. Those ends can be sharp! However, the final result was not bad. I really like the earrings. They are simple and elegant, and very lightweight. I love long dangly earrings, but they often get so heavy. These are not.
Have you ever made jewelry (or anything else) out of guitar strings? I would love to hear about it. I think it is going to be fun to continue to play around with this idea and develop a specific style that works well and looks great! I love reusing something that would have otherwise be thrown away, and I love music. 
This makes a project like this one really fun.
The next project for Homemade Christmas will not take me nearly as long, so stay tuned for the next installment.
