We’d like to help you in reducing waste: what about DIYing these beautiful pendants with your used Nespresso compatible capsules?
Nespresso capsules and the compatible versions are growing in popularity. Mainly thanks to the ease in using them and the high quality of the coffee. It’s undeniable though that they create waste, and that’s why we decided to suggest a few ways to reuse the capsules: look for them in our blog!
In this specific article we focus on DIY jewellery! We are going to explain how to craft beautiful pendants with Nespresso capsules or other compatible versions!
What you will need:
- More or less 5 coffee capsules
- Liquid and transparent glue
- A hammer
- A chopping board
- A pair of pincers
- Some wire
- A pair of scissors
- A small round ornament (like a stone, a bead or similar) that you’d like to add to your pendant
Method:
- First of all you’ll need to thoroughly wash the capsules and get rid of any coffee ground in it. Don’t forget that used coffee grounds are great as a fertilizer for your plants!
- Put the capsules on the chopping board and hit them one by one with the hammer until they are perfectly flat
- Make a small circle using the wire: this will be the loop from which the pendant will hang. Place the wire on the capsule
- Take another flattened capsule and cut out the outer edge, making it a little smaller than on its original state. Put some glue on the back of the first capsule (the one with wire placed on it) and this last capsule. By using the pincers press the two pieces together for at least 10 seconds to make sure they stick.
- Take the remaining flattened capsules and cut out the outer edges. Remember to cut out a bigger portion of the edge for some and less of it for some others, in order to end up with different sized capsules. Glue each capsules on top of the other from the biggest to the smallest one. By using the pincers, you can wave the capsules’ edges, to get a beautiful effect.
- It’s time to glue the stone (or the other small object of your choice) in the centre of the smaller capsule in order to finish your beautiful pendant
How did you like this new DIY project? Look up for more in our blog, we have plenty of ideas for you to reuse your Nespresso capsules!