Handmade Paper Beads.....

Upcycled times 10!! Handmade paper beads, made from recycled cereal boxes, junk mail, catalogues, etc. They are hand cut, rolled and glazed for a colorful, artsy look strung on leather with some silver beads and toggles or handmade clasps.Very pretty and certainly unique, no two alike! My family is very happy since I always chose our cereal by the lowest sugar and highest fiber content, now I choose by prettiest cereal box! So, yes, Fruit Loops are now in my pantry....

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How cool are these boots?? I just had to show off my 50th birthday boots from my mom and sister, Kathy! I will be 51 in less than one month.....nothing special about this bday except for the fact that I am happy to be here celebrating with my beautiful family and friends!!

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Upcycled copper and sterling silver rings

Electrical wire and copper tubing and sterling silver wire were hammered, stamped and formed to create these rings.  My mother, who is 82 and very hip by the way, wears a copper thumb ring like the one in the middle and swears it relieves the arthritis pain in her hands!

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Upcycled copper bracelet

Copper tubing......hammered and oxidized. The oxidation gives the copper a unique finish with blues and greens. The photos do not do it justice. The top bracelet has a sterling ring with a turquoise wire wrapped stone dangling from it. I stamped a quote from Marilyn Monroe on the inside for fun which reads, "I AM VERY DEFINITELY A WOMAN AND I ENJOY IT."
The next bracelet has an amazonite bead in blue and brown wrapped in sterling and dangling from
hammered sterling. I stamped a quote from the outspoken Mae West on the inside which reads, "YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, ONCE IS ENOUGH."

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My Jersey shore....

Giving blood to the Red Cross today to help with the Hurricane Sandy  victims. So sad.....our Jersey shore will never be the same.

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Upcycled Handmade Jewelry

"Upcycling" is the new recycling. The idea of upcycling is converting materials from lesser value to higher value. For instance, this bracelet is made from copper, electrical wire! After stripping the rubber insulation from the copper wire, I then began oxidizing the copper for an antique like finish. Then the creative juices began to flow, hence the completed wire wrapped gemstone (aquamarine crystal gemstones and amazonite from Brazil) bracelet pictured above!

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