Tiffany Threadgould is a design junkie who gives scrap materials a second life. She's the head of design at TerraCycle, a company that makes products from donated trash. She also keeps up her own green biz, RePlayGround, where you can find ReMake It recycling kits and more DIY recycling projects. 
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
Old Christmas lights
Pliers
French hooks
Necklace chain
Jump rings
Thumbtack
Wire and beads (optional)
TO MAKE EARRINGS
1. Remove lights from Christmas strand. Take your tack and poke a hole through the plastic end part of the light.
2. Thread a jump ring through the hole.
3. Thread the French hook through the jump ring and close up with a pair of pliers. …
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