In my home recycling is key to keeping my business spend less on office supplies. I recycle inserted envelopes to pay bills and to send other correspondence, padded envelopes gets covered up to send jewelry orders, paper printed on one side gets reused for new printing on the other side, and old boxes make their way once again out there in the mail space.

Here are some fragments of jewelry that have been repurposed into wearable pendants. I like the patinas and oxidations that usually happens with old brass, bronze or silver. I also like the rosey gold tones of vintage gold filled pieces from the 30’s particularly Krementz and Weiss jewelry. The mother of pearl pendants are from old charm bracelets that had pieces fall apart, and so the others have been reborn. Last image is a collection of Sternocera Aequisignata (Jewel Bettle wings from Thailand). I made them look like flower buds using milk glass drops and black pearls. When I told one woman what they were, she shrieked in delight, and consequently decided she had to have it.
I hope you can come by the Union Square Holiday Market starting in November 25th till December 24th. I will have a booth there. This year’s theme is “The Vintage Garden”…