I ran across some cool, very old looking bangles at a salvage store in Berkeley and had to buy them. A few weeks later, I thought of the perfect way to “upcycle” them into some great new jewelry. I left the bangles themselves as-is because I like the aged look (slightly chipped enamel over a [...]

Today is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, and green is the new black, in case you hadn’t heard. No, not the color green, but the concept – so, to kick off my series of gift guides, here’s a sampling of some fantastic recycled and upcycled items found on etsy. Many are [...]

Remember my demolition post from last week? I finally got around to taking some photos of the first batch of jewelry made from the scraps! These pieces were all made by cutting off the “bad” parts of the piece and figuring out a way to reshape or refinish what was left into jewelry I like.
Looking [...]