Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Upcycle!

I don't know if I have been living under a rock or what, but I am new to the concept of upcycling.  If you don't know what upcycling is, here is the definition according to Wikipedia:

"Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or a higher environmental value."

Kind of like recycling, but better.

In Metal Jewelry is totally committed to upcycling and here is a good example of a piece of jewelry that had a former life as something else.  This glass rosette was part of a mirror previously and is now a rockin' pendant that just says summer and sun to me.


Long live upcycling!
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4 comments:

  1. in metal jewelryApril 28, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    thanks so much for the wonderful feature! my rosette looks right at home here on your blog :o)
    yay for upcycling!

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  2. in metal jewelryApril 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    ps there is currently a giveaway featuring a pendant of mine!
    http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2011/04/giveaway-from-inmetaljewelry.html

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  3. Emily GibbsMay 3, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    That star pendent is gorgeous! I love how you gave us the definition for upcycling. It's nice to see the difference.<3

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  4. Sofia's Treasure ChestMay 3, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Thanks Emily! I like to learn new things and pass on the info if I can :)

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