adaptive reuse jewelry — Attraction in San Marcos

I am having a lot of fun making earrings with the DIY earring kit I got from Christine at Adaptive Reuse jewelry! There are lots of ways to combine the 36 disks that she cut from vintage tins. You can dome them for a different look. You can add them as dangles to a pair of small stud earrings. Christine is very obliging - she made up a few sample arrangements and sent me photographs so I could choose the assortment I wanted. Even though I ordered the kit when Texas was going through that terrible storm, she sent them out to...

Discovered "Adaptive Reuse Jewelry" a few years ago at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar in Austin and have followed this inventive artist and company ever since. I've especially loved the quarantine-inspired newsletters with new designs and "Good Things" (positive news and stories and videos of all kinds). At the moment I'm especially taken with the Encircled Brooches....

Wonderful, unique jewelry made with a conscious nod toward reusing and upcycling. I love all the expressive use of color and design - and that it's created using old tin boxes! I've been able to get custom work done. The jewelry is so well made. Communication is fantastic. I love...