adaptive reuse jewelry

A foggy day on the Maine coast.

Jellyfish!

Thanks so much! Love what you’re upcycling as well!

I love popping into a thrift store and finding fun stuff.

We would all have calmer nervous systems if we spent less energy trying to figure things out and more time making things that light us up.

Upcycled tin earrings by Christine Terrell of adaptive reuse jewelry.

Upcycled tin earrings by Christine Terrell of adaptive reuse jewelry.

I’m going to miss this lovely blue and green patterned tin. adaptivereuser.com
#upcycled #earrings #artjewelry #handmade #wearart

This is so beautiful.

They are fun to make as earrings too!!

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Modernity.

Art making is 100% the best way to navigate this paradigm shift. Keep at it!!

Thanks for adding Art to the world. Also, totally love the profile. I’m me says it all.

Really love this series. It reminds me of my Forgotten Women list I’ve been keeping for years. There are so many contributions, inspirations and inventions that originated in the minds of women whose names and stories most will never know.

Did you know you can make powerful medicine from some of these lovely buds? If not, check out Lauren Hubele, Gemmotherapy and The Gemmo Forest. Lots of amazing info on working with our tree and shrub kin!

That’s the Universe saying, “Keep going!” Congrats!

Upcycled vintage tin earrings with a hollyhock pattern.

This vintage hollyhock tin has a lovely aged patina. It makes me wonder about the life it had before it ended up on my bench.

The tin lives on as a bit of adornment for you. Available in the shop now at adaptivereuser.com

Little pink bird earrings made from upcycled tin.

Little blue bird earrings made from upcycled tin.

Little blue bird earrings made from upcycled tin.

Little red bird earrings made from upcycled tin.

Playing around with some new little bird designs.

#birdnerd #birdlover #upcycled #tin #transforming

Making some tin jellyfish.

#upcycled #handmade #natureinspired #transforming #art #jewelry

Early morning landscape with cactus in Texas

It was a rare and lovely post-rain morning in central Texas. #cactus #texas #morningwalk

This work is stunning and speaks for itself. Good for you for not wasting any energy on foolishness. You’re right, the work is to make what lights us up regardless of any outside voices. Keep going!

So true! Love these!

For Sufi, the winged heart is the symbol of our connection between the body and mind or heart and spirit.

The heart is considered the sacred temple to be worshiped.

This pendant is a reminder to stay in the frequency of love.

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#upcycled #art #transforming #heart

Vintage tin earrings. Little white flowers and elongated harlequins of spring green, sunny yellow and scarlet.

Pairing up bits of different vintage tins to create fun modern earrings.

I love packaging up orders with all sorts of fun upcycled details. Here I’m making little paper envelopes to help protect the jewelry on its journey. I especially love to use old children’s books that are tattered beyond repair. How do you give new life to old materials in your day to day?

Little pink bulldog earrings made from upcycled tin.

Little pink bulldogs for your ears! #upcycled #maker #handmade #bulldog

Ginkgo leaf earrings handmade from upcycled vintage tins.

Making ginkgo leaf earrings is one of my favorite ways to use plain colored tin. #upcycled #maker #transforming

I love tins but hat are printed on both sides! Double the possibilities!

Amazing!!

Sew lovely!!

Sooo good!!