Keys, creative recycling, 10 original projects to creatively recycle old keys and give life to unique objects and vintage decorations.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himLe old keys they are not useless objects. They can in fact be very fascinating, especially if they date back to past decades. They thus represent an interesting starting point for creative recycling.
Starting from the old keys, it is possible to create something new and original, from vintage-looking jewels to mirror frames and decorations for bags or walls.
Index
Earrings
If you have two old keys of the same shape and size at your disposal, you can try turning them into one pair of earrings. You will need special hooks and you can also use decorative beads. With suitable colors, you can finally create personalized decorations right on the surface of the keys.
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Wall decorations
If you are in possession of antique keys, with particularly fine lines, you could use them for the decoration of the walls, perhaps repainting them or restoring them and combining them with some paintings, in order to obtain a pleasant and vintage effect.
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Dream catcher
If you have a good number of keys of different shapes and sizes, you can make a dream catcher that it will rattle with every gust of wind. You can hang it under a pergola or on the terrace. You will also need chains and a suitable holder to hang the keys on.
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Pendants
The most beautiful keys can easily be made into very original pendants. Even the chains on which they will be hung can be made with recycled materials, such as ribbons, beads, necklaces, laces, trimmings, tulle and embroidered fabrics.
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Hinges
Smaller old keys can be enriched with pendants or other decorative elements and transformed into closing tabs for the hinges of bags or jackets. The vintage effect is guaranteed, together with originality.
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Key holder
Have you ever thought of making a keychain starting from the keys themselves? A single large key can be made into a decoration for a handbag keychain, but from a set of old keys it is possible get hooks useful for hanging new ones.
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Mirror
There are also those who have thought about renewing the cornice of a common round mirror using keys. The keys were arranged in a radial pattern around the mirror, which was thus transformed into a decorative object to hang on the wall.
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MY BAG
The old, more particular keys can be transformed into decorations and clasps closure for bags hand made. They can, for example, be used to fasten the laces or closing handles of a DIY shopping bag.
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Lanterns
Here is a double recycling project that plans to use, in addition to the old keys, gods glass jars for rather large preserves. In this way, oil lamps were obtained, but decorative garden lanterns can simply be made.
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Rings
Keys are an interesting source of inspiration for the creation of hand-made jewels. Some keys, based on their size, with particular reference to length and thickness, are perfect for making very original rings with an antique flavor.
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Marta Albè
