Jewelry, Craft, and Fashion in the News
Briton finds ethical jewellery good as gold
CHICHESTER (Reuters)
"Customers don't realize that one wedding ring weighs 10 grams and causes three tonnes of toxic waste," says Greg Valerio, whose company aims to follow fair trade coffee with ethical gold jewellery.
Creative inspiration with crafts
Toronto Star
Whether you crafted your way through the holidaze or have been letting your creative mojo slide during your festive hangover, now is a great time to kick-start some fresh do-it-yourself fun. Take a hands-on class, peruse a crafty blog for inspiration or pick up one of the many new DIY titles that hit the shelves recently. ...
Ways you can help a child in need this New Year?
children.foreignpolicyblogs.com
Yesterday I joined a group of women to make jewelry for Paper to Pearls, we will buy the beads directly from them and then sell the necklaces and give the entire proceeds back to Paper to Pearls. This is one way to volunteer and give back, that doesnŐt even seem like volunteering. For us it was just a group of friends new and old chatting away over coffee on a Saturday afternoon, who happened to be making jewelry that makes a difference and gives back. ...
Philips focuses TVs on women buyers
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Last year, Philips introduced glamorous 'active crystals' that combine jewelry with electronics: lilac crystal USB flash drives. ...
Bags2Riches
Treehugger
Anna Roebuck studied fine art at Edinburgh College of Art nearly a decade and half ago, later going onto work in paper pulp. Which may be where she learnt some lessons applicable to her proprietary process for heat fusing the plastic of discarded shopping bags into durable jewellery and lighting pieces. ...
Cool Bizarre Jewelry Ideas
Open Concept
A collection of weird jewelry ideas from Open! Design and Concepts Studios that has been designing extraordinary designs since 1996. Check out their cool jewelry concept ideas with 25 more pics after the jump.
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