When they really knew how to recycle and improvise

This 'snowdrop' necklace comes from the days when they really knew how to recycle and improvise.
The Feb-March issue of Stitchcraft in 1945 showed readers how to make this necklace from the small petrol tubes that you got from the tobacconist when you wanted to refill your cigarette lighter.  The tube was cut in two and then the petals were cut from the two halves.  Then the halves were threaded with beads.  The drawing below shows how it was done.

Nifty heh?