Copper Garden Earrings – $24

Vintage copper beads that are etched in a delicate floral design are strung on a rosy copper ballpin, suspended on handmade hammered copper rings, and finished with copper leverback earwires. A coppery garden for your ears…

These earrings are not only beautiful, but they are also part of a wonderful program called Etsy Project Embrace  (TeamEPE) and 20% of the profits will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

These earrings are in the Adorn By Amy Singley shop. I’m bookmarking this shop for sure. The jewelry is lovely and I respect an artist who also has a good heart.

Image credit: Adorn By Amy Singley at Etsy.com

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Hammered Silver Hoops
$43

Green Diva Jewelry takes the idea of maintaining a green business very seriously. They follow a platform that they call the 5 Pillars Of Green.

*Green Materials – They use recycled, sustainable, renewable, second-hand, vintage, and fair trade materials.

*Green Packaging – Packaging is made from recycled materials, printed with water-based inks.

*Green Operations – They work in a way that creates the smallest carbon footprint possible.

*Green Advocate – They have a refashion program for recreating pieces with Old jewelry. They take part in a cell phone recycling program. They work on behalf of fair trade practices and a formal certification system within their industry.

*Green Giving – Green Diva gives back 20% of their proceeds to environmental causes. You can nominate your own favorite charity with their Design for Donations Program.

Image credit: Green With Glamour.com

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Jewelry is made from moose and deer poop, but there are many sources of coprolite out there, including dinosaur, fish, turtle, crocodile, and shark coprolite. I’ll have to do some research to see if there is any dinosaur poop jewelry (what kid wouldn’t be fascinated by that?) out there. 

What does the Moose poop jewelry look like? It looks like shiny oblong stones. Sort of like a Milk Dude all shined up.  The moose poop is shiny because they coat it with polyurethane after completely drying it out. 

Moose Poop Earrings
$10

Moose Poop Clip On Earrings
$10

Moose Poop Tie Tack (or Hat Pin)
$8

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Level Necklace True Blue Spirit
$42

Here’s what Sherry had to say about her True Blue Spirit Level Neckace…..

Watch the bubble float gently along in this working carpenter’s spirit level necklace. It’s calming, so zen. It creates a focus to put your life in balance. And, really comes in handy during a picture hanging emergency.

Very unique.  I like the blue, it looks like a little bit of ocean.  The necklaces are handmade and may vary slightly. The level is attached to the necklace with recycled aluminum end caps. The chain is 18 inches long. The necklace arrives in a box that is perfect for gift giving. Shipping is free.

Image credit: Sherry Truitt’s Shopat Etsy

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Roses Are Red Recycled Necklace
$25

I love the bold statement of this necklace from Kenjiku. It’s made with red glass stones or beads - small on the pendant, larger on the neck chain. The rose charm measures 2 1/2 inches in length and 2 inches in height.

Recycled Sterling and Watermelon Necklace
$24.99

Another bold piece. Each of the vintage glass beads measures a 3/4 of an inch in length. The entire necklace measures 17  1/2 inches.

Rhinestone and Pearls Butterfly Recycled Necklace
$25.99

This necklace features a butterfly accented with a cluster of bright blue rhinestones. The silver butterfly charm pendant measures a full 2 inches by 2 inches. I’m trying to decide if I like this piece or the rose the best. The rose is so unique, but the little pearls remind me of a piece that my Grandma owned.

Each of these necklaces ships for free. You can see more at the Kenjiku shop at Etsy.

Image credit: Kenjiku

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Greenheart, carries some lovely Fair trade jewelry, like the rings below.  The rings were made in Indonesia, through a fair trade company called World Finds. The artisans that work with World Finds are paid a fair wage and receive many benefits for the organization such as education, meals, and day care.

Carved Wood Cocktail Ring
$32

This sterling silver ring has a center of wood that measures .75″ in diameter.

Carnelian Oval Ring
$39

Sterling silver ring with a .75″ x .62″ Carnelian center piece.

Image credit: Greenheart Shop

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Splenda Earrings

This acorn necklace is also made of vintage materials. It’s strung on a bronze chain and it measures 18 inches.

Acorn Necklace

These earrings feature vintage crystals and leaf charms. Perfect for Spring.

Art Deco Crystal Drop Earrings

You can find more vintage jewelry items at the New Fashioned Whispersshop at Etsy.

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Kelly
$150

Would you describe a little bit about your process? (Do you start with the materials or a drawing?)  How do you go from inspiration to finished piece?

The materials I start with are a combination of new & vintage pieces.  Selecting the materials to use is one of my favorite parts of the jewelry making process.  I pick based on colors that blend well with crystals to add just the perfect sparkle and shape.   My favorites tend to be vintage pieces that are extremely unique and pretty.  Pieces that inspire me are how I create each accessory.

After the materials and color combinations are selected, I then create the design.  I like to be symmetrical with my designs, but really embrace necklaces that move when worn.  This is why I work a lot with lariat styles.  Lariat necklaces move and are able to look different every day.  I also love mixing different materials, for example a chunky sliced geode offset by a crystal.  My goal is to create a real statement piece.

Tamara
$100

I love the idea of using vintage and recycled pieces to create something new and beautiful.  What gave you the idea to do that and where do you find the vintage and recycled materials?

I have always enjoyed collecting anything beautiful.  Over the years, while traveling or out and about, I started collecting jewelry from various vintage shops, estate sales and flea markets from all over the world.

For many years, the pieces remained in a drawer and untouched.  After my daughter was born, I decided to begin using my treasures to craft new jewelry.  It was such an amazing feeling to finally use elements from the past to make something new and wearable.  I was fortunate to have some really great local jewelry and beading shops in my area that were had very patient employees show me new techniques, which really helped me hone in on my craft.  After that, it really sky rocketed with demands and I have enjoyed creating jewelry ever since.

Ten percent of 1 O.A.K. by Sara proceeds go to benefit the New York Restoration Project.

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On to the prize of the day………

Leaky Life Zulugrass Jewelry is beautiful, made of sustainable resources, and helps a community to thrive.

Philip and Kay Leaky wanted to develop a way to help their Maasi neighbors, support their families, after drought substantially changed their way of life. They came up with the Leaky Life Zulugrass jewelry company as a way for the local Kenyan bush women to earn money. While the Maasi men drove the cattle hundreds of miles farther afield, the women used grass to craft lovely bead jewelry.

Soon the women were harvesting grass, one blade at a time. The long grass was dried and cut into bead-size pieces and dyed lovely hues – blues, greens, reds, yellows, pinks, purples, earth and natural tones – which were then strung into necklaces and bracelets. The Leakeys added brilliant Czech glass beads to their designs, mixing them with the soft luster of the grass beads and giving sparkle and a contemporary flair to the jewelry. Zulugrass was born.

To read more about Leaky Life Zulugrass jewelry, click here. In addition, 5% of all Leaky Life Zulugrass jewelry sales go back to supporting the infrastructure in the Rift Valley of Kenya.

The March Madness giveaway prize for today is this lovely multistrand beaded necklace and bracelet. It was made my the Maasai women.

For more March Madness fun, please click here.

Image credit: Leaky Life Zulugrass Jewelry

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The new Verde Rocks Collection is out and it’s good. There’s pretty bangles and more gorgeous cuffs. I particularly like this vintage locket. It would look great as a statement piece.

$68

Get the Vintage Owl Locket

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