WOMEN'S Institute members added a sparkle to lifesaving fundraising withs sacks full of jewellery.
WI members have turned unwanted or broken jewels into cash for the National Heart Research Fund's Treasure Chest appeal.
Delegates took them to the Durham Federation annual meeting in Cockton Hill Methodist Church, Bishop Auckland, where they were collected by treasure chest fund trustee David Eastham for auction later this year.
Since the late Jill Dando launched the Treasure Chest appeal in 1997, WI members across the country have raised almost £120,000 towards research into the prevention, treatment and cure of what is Britain's biggest killer disease.
WI county chairwoman Audrey Flanagan, from Sedgefield, said: "The jewellery was collected in envelopes which filled seven sacks.
"This is the second time Durham County has supported this charity because it helps so many people."
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