recycle your credit cards into free name rings - courtesy of amex
if you’ve decided to take american express up on their offer to buy you out for $300, recycle your old credit card by turning it into a priceless piece of name jewelry.
here’s how.
this is a card i received in the mail from macy’s after i specifically told them never to send me one again. ahhh, macy’s. my first instinct was to cut it into a million pieces and tell it to begone. but when i thought about all the design work, glittery gold and red pigments (actually quite pretty), energy and plastic it took to make this card, i couldn’t bear to just throw it in the trash.
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so here’s what i did:
1. first, cut the part of the card with your name on it off in a long strip.
2. then, cut it to a size that will fit your finger.
3. next, bend the strip around a marker or something that has a similar circumference to your finger to form a loop.
3. last, poke a hole into each side of the strip, and use strong thread to link them.
voila!
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you can also use the part of the card that has your account number (after you’ve canceled your account, please) to make a bracelet symbolizing man’s plight (addiction to shopping).
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i added an extra lil suttin’ suttin’ to mine with a dior ribbon that i found in a garbage pile right outside of the flagship store on 57th street. all it needed was a good wash.
other ways to deal with unwanted credit cards: when a paper shredder just won’t do
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sustainable STYle: alkemie jewelry’s “the maiden voyage” collection!
nowadays, everyone and their mama are “green fashion pioneers.” but most of them can’t back it up when it comes down to the materials and processes.
alkemie can.
they use 100% reclaimed metals (the largest amount you can say you use without straight-up sounding silly) to make their exquisite and unique pieces. talk about heirloom quality.
after all, aren’t the most sustainable objects the ones that are so special, we can’t bear to throw them away?
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the octopus cuff looks like it belongs in a museum
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love those deer earrings
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swyyne etsy shop
the swyyne etsy shop had it’s grand opening over the weekend, and grand it was. well as grand an opening as an online shop can be, which isn’t really that grand, i suppose. wow, how many times did i use the word grand in that sentence? a lot.
anywho, check it out here.
we only have 3 items up so far, but i’m feeling ambitious, so there may be 4 by tomorrow. i’m nice like that.
the eat your heart out spoon necklace (in gold or silver). perfect for that pretty piggy in your life:
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the eat your heart out fork bracelet (in gold or silver). i’m more of a fork girl me’self.:
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the prisoner of love necklace (in gold). ’nuff said.:
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why is this a site?
swyyne has always been an experiment for me. with all of the other super eco sites out there, i've been feeling like i want to contribute something just a bit different. so for now, here are my random musings.
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