Are you the type of person who holds onto stuff? Do you cart unopened boxes of family heirlooms from house to house? Is your grandmother's wedding china gathering dust in your cupboards? Lucky for us the designer behind the The Broken Plate has found a way to make use of your family treasures in a creative way. She will take that special treasure of yours, break it, and create a gorgeous piece of jewelry unique to you. Finally, granny's china sees the light of day. (via The Budget Ecoist)
These are spectacular, I am exactly the person you're talking about! I have a full kitchen of teacups, maybe my husband will let me make them into jewelry. He'd love to break them at least!
Posted by: Sarah | October 23, 2008 at 02:16 PM
So pretty.
Posted by: Alison | October 23, 2008 at 03:56 PM
Pretty jewelry! Too Shy to Stop writer Georgette Walker just did a piece about eco-friendly and socially-conscious jewelry. You can read the article here: http://tooshytostop.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/eco-friendly-and-socially-conscious-jewelry/.
Posted by: Laryssa | October 29, 2008 at 07:50 AM
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Posted by: online jewelry stores | January 31, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Lovely stuff, can't believe that it is actually made from recycled things.
Posted by: Wholesale Amish Furniture | May 11, 2009 at 09:36 PM
This is me! I even keep the broken pieces of china!
Posted by: Christina Viering | May 25, 2009 at 06:29 PM
What an incredibly great idea! But first, I have to bring myself to part with the mass of items I have collected over the years... Too hard!
Posted by: thepicklebot | May 28, 2009 at 05:05 AM
Aloha, for another take on recycling precious metals, our company here in Hawaii, Designs 'N Gold is taking old, unused and broken jewelry and recycling it into new pieces of Hawaiian jewelry. We find that many of our customers love their new jewelry and the fact that it was created from what they thought was scrap.
Mahalo and aloha from Hawaii
Colette Aoki
Designs 'N Gold
Posted by: Colette Aoki | October 03, 2009 at 04:13 PM