{"id":412,"date":"2009-02-03T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/02\/greener-jewelry.html"},"modified":"2009-02-03T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2009-02-03T09:00:05","slug":"greener-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/02\/greener-jewelry.html","title":{"rendered":"Green(er) Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love jewelry. Is it necessary? No. But I enjoy wearing jewelry that I feel personally connected to as an expression of my identity (wow, how many examples of attachment can you find in that sentence?) Take a look at these more eco-friendly upcycled designs on Etsy.com.
\nBangle bracelets made with plastic bags<\/a>:
\n\"plasticbagbangle\"
\n
\nRecycled scrabble tile turned into a ring\/pendant:<\/a>
\n\"recycledscrabblering\"
\nRecycled paper bangle bracelet:<\/a>
\n\"recycledpaperbangle1\"
\nRecycled aluminum and paper earrings:<\/a>
\n\"recycledearrings\"
\nTo Upcycle:
\nA term coined by William McDonaugh and Michael Braungart in the book “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.” It is the process of converting an industrial nutrient (material) into something of similar or greater value, in its second life<\/a>. Aluminum and glass, for example, can usually be upcycled into the same quality of aluminum and glass as the original products.
\nIs it still mindless consumerism if something we purchase is made with upcycled materials?
\nWhat do you think? Cool designs? Overpriced? Both?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love jewelry. Is it necessary? No. But I enjoy wearing jewelry that I feel personally connected to as an expression of my identity (wow, how many examples of attachment can you find in that sentence?) Take a look at these more eco-friendly upcycled designs on Etsy.com. 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