Unusual recycled jewellery
It’s said if you’re not embarassing your children then you’re obviously not enjoying yourself.
Well, by her own admission Emma Northcott is having a lot of fun. She freely admits to embarassing her son as she goes about gathering up discarded cans. It’s not that Emma’s obsessively anti-litter, but that she sees the potential in discarded items for making jewellery. This is upcycling at its best – taking a product that’s no longer needed and changing its use without changing its form.
Can ringpulls, bike inner tubes, or plastic bags – Emma turns them all into interesting jewellery.
This cuff for instance was once a common carrier. She uses a knitted style, the ribbon means it can be adjusted for any size and it costs £12.50.
This necklace called Wave is made from recycled inner tubes.
The wave effect comes from the tube being wrapped around recycled beads, then attached to a silver plated chain. This one costs £15.
Emus Jewellery aims to offer a personal service – if you want jewellery from ringpulls for instance you can even state which brand of drink you want them to come from! Emus Jewellery is based in Cornwall and you can read all about them on the website.
