Recycled Jewelry

Environmentally friendly, or “Green”, products are popular these days because a lot of consumers are beginning to realize just how much harmful material is contained and thrown away in the things we use just about every day. Cleaning supplies, food packaging and even furniture is now advertised as being “eco friendly” or at least marketed as being less harmful to the environment as previous versions.

This desire to be green and to create something beautiful without harming the planet is the driving force of the eco friendly jewelry movement. Given two pieces of similar handmade jewelry that …

Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a big fan of using recycled materials and left over jewelry pieces to make new and exciting pieces of jewelry. I even have an entire category on my blog covering people and companies that make jewelry out of left over pieces and odds and ends. That’s why I was pretty excited when I saw the TODAY show’s style expert, Bobbie Thomas, featured a whole bunch of cool necklaces, bracelets and rings all made with hardware store supplies such as washers, nuts, bolts, hose clamps and other pieces you can pick …

You can make some pretty incredible jewelry out of old or discarded CDs and DVDs.

I love making and finding jewelry that is made out of non-traditional materials which is why I really like the whole concept of bicycle jewelry: making beautiful jewelry out of old and new bicycle parts! Bicycle jewelry is popular not only with the biking crowd, but also with people who enjoy wearing something a little different and funky. The really cool part about making jewelry from bicycle parts is that a good design can serve as a really great piece of jewelry while still being completely recognized as something that belongs on a bike!…

Creating your own jewelry, whether it’s with glass beads, crystal pendants or even wooden pieces is always fun and often a little challenging. And while most of us spend a good majority of our time searching for and buying beads that can be put together into some wonderful jewelry pieces it is sometime a little more exciting to make “bead jewelry” without the use of traditional beads!

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