Jewelry & the method of making

Abstract

Jewelry and the method of making jewelry which includes the steps of cutting a piece of material from an existing article of clothing, most preferably a pair of denim pants, attaching a fastener to said piece of material, and adapting said fastener to be capable of removably attaching said jewelry to a portion of a person's body.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An article of jewelry comprising a body member and a releasable attachment member;
 said body member formed from a portion of an existing article of clothing; said   attachment member being removably attached to a portion of said body member, and   adapted to be removably attached to a portion of a person's body.   
     
     
         2 . The article of jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein said existing article of clothing is chosen from a group of existing articles of clothing including a pair of pants. 
     
     
         3 . The article of jewelry of  claim 2 , wherein said pair of pants is formed from a material chosen from a group of materials including denim. 
     
     
         4 . The article of jewelry of  claim 2 , wherein said portion of existing article of clothing includes at least one portion of said pair of pants chosen from a group of portions of said pair of pants including a zipper member, a waist band member, a belt loop member, a hem line member, a cuff member, a pocket member, a button member, a tag member, a rivet member. 
     
     
         5 . The article of jewelry of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment member is chosen from a group of attachment members including hooks, posts, wires, toggles, buttons, snaps, pins, screws, elastic members, combs, barrettes, plastic strips, and spring bands. 
     
     
         7 . A method of making jewelry comprising the steps of
 a. cutting a piece of material from an existing article of clothing;   b. attaching a fastener to said piece of material;   c. adapting said fastener to be capable of removably attaching said jewelry to a portion of a person's body.   
     
     
         8 . The method of making jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein said existing article of clothing is chosen from a group of existing articles of clothing including a pair of pants. 
     
     
         9 . The method of making jewelry of  claim 8 , wherein said pair of pants is formed from a material chosen from a group of materials including denim. 
     
     
         10 . The method of making jewelry of  claim 8 , wherein said portion of existing article of clothing includes at least one portion of said pair of pants chosen from a group of portions of said pair of pants including a zipper member, a waist band member, a belt loop member, a hem line member, a cuff member, a pocket member, a button member, a tag member, a rivet member. 
     
     
         11 . The method of making jewelry of  claim 7 , wherein said attachment member is chosen from a group of attachment members including hooks, posts, wires, toggles, buttons, snaps, pins, screws, elastic members, combs, barrettes, plastic strips, and spring bands.