Tag: Jewelry
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10 Online Stores for All Your Green Product Shopping
From gardening supplies and baby toys to pet products and eco-furniture, check these sustainable online shops before you hit the streets.
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Wearable Planters Turn Live Plants into Jewelry
Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry.
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Despite a Shady Reputation, the Gold Buying Industry Beats Mining
While the consumer message is “Sell your gold for cash, fast!”, the gold buying industry is essentially reusing or recycling this precious metal.
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Whimsical Jewelry by Hanna Hedman Hides Complex Animal Forms (Photos)
The artist's hand-formed copper and recycled silver jewelry suggests compelling narratives within intricate compositions.
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From Weapons to Cufflinks: Jewelry Made From Africa's Decomissioned Rifles
Aiming to promote peace and prosperity in Africa, one company is diverting deadly AK47s by recycling them into carefully crafted accessories for men and women.
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Olives & Pearls Cuts Aztec-Inspired Necklaces from Leather Scraps
Olives and Pearls transforms vegetable tanned leather scraps into striking, Aztec-Inspired jewelry.
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Colorful New Year's Resolution Bracelets Help Clear Bomb-Littered Land in Laos
From the makers of the Peace Bomb bracelet, comes a colorful New Year's Resolution Bracelet that helps clear 1 meter of bomb-littered land in Laos.
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Solar Panel Jewelry An Energy Conversation Starter
Wear these fashion accessories and you might feel a little more powerful, literally.
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Global Witness Gives Up on Kimberley Process "Conflict-Free" Diamonds
Global Witness—an organization that helped to establish the Kimberley Process—has officially withdrawn from KP because of the scheme's “shocking” decision in November.
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Green Holiday Gifts for for Your Favourite Girlfriend
From mod earings and necklaces to sweet cell phone and MP3 cases, these green girly gifts will please the ladies on your holiday list.
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6 Prototypes With Interesting Uses For Bamboo and Silk From Buenos Aires
Cool chaise longe, rocking chair, lamp, massage accessory and jewelry from bamboo and artisan silk by Argentine designers.
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Artist Maria Moyer Creates Plankton-Inspired Porcelain Jewelry for Loomstate (Photos)
Artist Maria Moyer is a sculptor, first and foremost. In her most recent body of work she creates ocean-inspired porcelain sculptures for Loomstate. Called "Blue", the
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Heart-Warming Story From Japan: Tsunami Survivors Making New Livelihoods from Destroyed Fishing Nets
Six months after the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, we've gotten word of a heart-warming project that has been turning the damaged tools of one trade into
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Why "Conflict-Free" Diamonds Are Unreliable: Kimberley Process is "Pandora's Box" of Ethical Issues
It's not exactly breaking news, but this topic is worth a recap. The Kimberley Process was established to prevent diamond sales from funding conflict—"blood diamonds"—but in reality, not a whole lot has changed.
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5 Designers Making Stunning Jewelry from Recycled Metals
The right accessories can make every piece in your closet do double-duty, taking those jeans from Saturday at the farmers market to Saturday night at your favorite restaurant, turning a simple dress from wedding chic to
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Craft and Science are Combined in One New Exhibition
The Power of Making is the new craft show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It's a mix of craft and science: a coming-together of the disciplines.
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Hacked Up Barbie Dolls Make Cool but Ghoulish Jewelry
When I was little, my friend and I tore the heads of his sister's Barbie dolls. After that, the game was pretty much over. Designer Margaux Lange shows a similar penchant for tearing apart Barbie and Ken dolls, but
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In Colorado, Todd Reed Designs Ethical Fine Jewelry with a Raw Edge
When producing one gold ring generates five tons of environmental waste, you have to think about the price you're paying to don nature's most precious bling.
