tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30265963045688995742012-01-23T22:06:09.732-05:00Exploring Eco-Friendly Jewelry and Accessoriesskeptishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04283832220259997238noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026596304568899574.post-7448394665037276362010-03-02T17:22:00.000-05:002010-03-02T17:22:46.314-05:00

Hi everyone! Announcing the winner of the 'I Love Recycling Vintage' Giveaway The winner of these friggin' awesome earrings is... Bianca! Congratulations Bianca, you have 48 hours to respond to my email titled 'this is green blog' (check your spam folder if you don't see it:) and let me know where to send you earrings. Thanks for participating everyone and remember to check out my new blog

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I have made the decision to start a new blog! Urban Natural History I've bee aching to write about a more varied subject matter so I'm going to stop posting here (except to announce the giveaway winners of course). And continue my train of thought over to my new blog. I will certainly continue writing about all things jewelry and eco-friendly, but there will also be lots on other things art and

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My Orange Crush bird earrings were featured on Etsy's front page! Thanks Etsy! M document.write (window.ccvault_widg.framehtml(9221,2,3,2,1,0,0));

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Grasshopper's Ball I am a huge fan of bugs: all kinds... and not just the pretty ones. Even the ones chomping on my plants just doing what they were born to do, they are all fascinating mini animals! Also a big fan of bugs: Venus Flytrap Ok... spiders can be scary when they pop out of no where like "boogaboogabooga!", but they are incredibly fascinating!...as long as they stay at least 2 feet

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GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED New giveaway! I'm really grateful for all the nice comments I've been getting on this little blog of mine so I can't go too long without wanting to give a little something back! This time I wanted to offer the most popular item from my store which happens to also be a great example of why recycling vintage rocks! Believe it or not, the beads in these earrings are plastic!

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Displaying your jewelry at shows or keeping things organized at home can be a challenge if you are committed to being Green. But actually it's a lot easier than it looks if you open your mind to unusual uses for materials. You can make quite an impact at shows by using some beautiful vintage displays or by some creative upcycling. It can also be much cheaper than buying new manufactured displays,

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  Among the Easter Lilies I just came back from the botanical gardens and in their commercial greenhouse was a beautiful scent that I haven't smelled since last Spring - Paperwhites and Hyacinths. There is nothing quite as divine as having fragrant Spring bulbs blooming indoors while outside the snow and ice still cover the ground. I truly have a love affair with fragrant white flowers and the

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Congratulations mframe00 you are my Valentine's Day giveaway winner! Please message me with an address where I can send you these: Winners have 48 hours to respond otherwise I will draw another winner so remember to check you spam folders :) Thanks everyone for following my blog!

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  MeeksSandyGirl Eco-friendly materials for jewelry abound if you are open to the unconventional. A renewed interest in the old textile crafts like crochet and lace has percolated into other unrelated crafts including jewelry. Some amazing work has been done 'recycling' the old time crafts into something novel!I'm happy to feature Sandy Meeks of meekssandygirl on Etsy, who has that rare

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Today I found some amazing jewelry and.....yessss! The seller has some eco-friendly selections so I can share it here! Jewelera  This is the first time I've seen wallpaper being used in jewelry - wow! From the listing: "An artful combination of different materials are featured in this design; the flying bird is cut out from an old wallpaper and mounted on vinyl, the antique copper vintage

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Some of my favorite jewelry components are old raw brass and copper stampings.  There is such of variety of interesting shapes and the aging process turns them into precious works of art! How'd they do that? An initial design is created by hand which is used to make the dies/stamps (kinda like a mold). The dies are usually made of a hard metal like steel and come in twos: one concave, the

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Contest is now closed - thanks everyone! Happy New Year everyone! Hope the Holidays have been good and not to detrimental to your health:) To start off the new year with a bang I present yet another giveaway! This one will be for January 23rd to make sure they get to destination before...Valentine's Day....  These babies are made with genuine vintage pear shaped juicy red faceted glass

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I'm really excited about this post as you won't believe the amazing stuff I found - and of course it's all eco-friendly! Dress to impress this holiday season or find an amazing gift~ Here are some amazing finds from Etsy - they are all made using upcycled or scrap leather! Click the store names to visit their shops~ One-of-a-kind leather lace choker by Vietto 2 astounding necklaces by

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Congratulations to Sabrina, my December 1st giveaway winner! Amazing deep salmon colored Italian coral beads from an old discarded necklace...The color is a beautiful deep salmon which look stunning with a tiny pale blue pearl.The small linked dark brass chain lengths add a touch of industrial / steam punk goodness! These were made to promote using eco-friendly alternatives to using new real

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Nature is the best recycler. Nothing is wasted and there's always a creature waiting to take advantage of some other creature's trash. She sometimes even takes our trash and makes something beautiful...like sea glass. Broken shards of glass that would otherwise cut into soft feet are tumbled smooth by the sandy sea water and relentless pounding of the waves.... This eats this for breakfast...

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Making environmentally sound choices involves looking at materials in a different way and this is especially true with jewelry. My job here is to show you how the effort to use recycled and vintage can have amazing results: Opulent Oddities Using vintage materials goes beyond just re-using old findings - at Opulent Oddities the pieces incorporate all kinds of found objects:  an antique drawer

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If you want another chance to win some of my jewelry check out The Creative Mixx indie fashion blog! There's some info about me and what I do and I'm giving away a beautiful silver feather pendant made from a converted clip-on earring on a vintage silver chain. want it? see The Creative Mixx for details :)

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To promote using eco-friendly alternatives to using new real coral for jewelry I'm giving away these genuine vintage coral earrings december 1st! Amazing deep salmon colored Italian coral beads from an old discarded necklace...The color is a beautiful deep salmon which look stunning with a tiny pale blue pearl.The small linked dark brass chain lengths add a touch of industrial / steam punk

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So now that you have your eco-friendly business cards, let's talk eco-friendly card holders! Business card holders are a great way to show your attention to detail and creativity to customers.  They're a fun way to add an unusual or whimsical element to your product presentation. But mostly it's a fun treasure hunt! Found from the vintage category on Etsy.com : Simple but sweet springy card

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There are lots of little things to think of when you start selling jewelry. It can be overwhelming and the costs add up when you already put so much time and effort on your precious creations. Business cards, packaging, gift boxes, displays, etc. It gets crazy really quick especially if you want to start selling at craft shows. Being eco-friendly might be the furthest thing from your mind as you

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Congratulations amber! you won my first giveaway! I feel like I'm on The Price is Right:  "amber you've won this....... (Opens the curtains) ....brand-new (vintage) Necklace! Stay tuned for my next giveaway December 1st Thanks y'all for following my blog! I've got lots of articles planned about more great stuff you can find when buying GREEN!

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Labradorite has got to be the most fascinating stone - at first glance it's a semi-translucent grey stone and not much to look at but with a small change in perspective a sudden flash of iridescent blue-green! A veritable aurora borealis captured in stone. Buying stone jewelry, precious or otherwise, is not usually associated with being 'green' so I was surprised to find an incredibly

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Coral is not a cute cuddly animal, which is probably why you don't have too many 'Save the Polyps!' T-shirts out there. But jewelry has a lot to do with the endangered status of the hard corals and thus we should try to think of them as we would...Pandas. But before I get to that.... Coral - What the heck is it? ...And do they have feelings?  Although only the outside tree-like structure is

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One of the most important things about selling online is great photography. Not only because online buyers rely on them to know exactly what they're buying but also because great eye candy gets people interested in seeing more. I love using interesting compositions and props and I've found some super easy ways to make it eco-friendly and free! Here are a few examples from my shop: Books! Is

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The idea of wearing jewelry made with fake gems used to make me cringe. What is tackier than plastic turquoise!? But then I started using vintage beads and far from looking cheap I found some amazing high quality materials. Vintage costume jewelry manufacturers were wizards of chemistry! The invention of plastics beginning in the late 1800s (celluloid, Bakelite, Lucite) also allowed us women

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Ok here it is.... My first giveaway!   Made entirely of vintage materials and one-of-a-kind. Lots of fresh greens, pinks and reds. Glass and plastic beads. Vintage copper and brass chains. Asymmetrical. I will be giving this baby away on November 1st. To be eligible all you have to do is 'follow' my blog! I will ship free worldwide. thanks!

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My store is currently being scrutinized by THOUSANDS of people over at Etsy Forums for the bestest thing I have for sale.... Actually it's looking pretty empty in there right now..... No sweat! I will be selected something scrumptious to give away for free this November 1st ! All you must do is becoming a 'follower' of my blog so i can see a your little icon in that box over there, ----> Ah, a

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When I first started toying with the idea of using vintage and recycled materials I often ran into problems due to my lack of fluency in the vocabulary used to describe the materials. Properly describing my jewelry also came with linguistic challenges when I started my online store. Whether it's using the right terms in Etsy or Ebays search engines or finding the right tags for your jewelry

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If the word vintage conjures up odd vomity green colors and weird odors think again! I intend to prove that you can find and make amazing things with vintage and recycled materials. I will entice you with: -Monthly jewelry giveaways! -Regular features of amazing jewelry artists that will make your mouth water! -Fun trends in eco-friendly jewelry like 'kitsch'  (say what?, oh yeah!) -

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A normaly timid mammal has decided to explore the surrounding habitat, partly out of curiosity and partly out of necessity.  The curiosity part includes: -Getting to know Eco-conscious crafty folk. -Getting better in depth knowledge of the vintage materials I use. The necessity part includes: - Getting the word out that Reducing, Reusing and Recycling can have amazing results! -Promoting

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