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About this Product
Very unique pin/charm. All the dangles are added with their own tiny lobster clasp so you can mix and match/remove and or add to other items. Each piece here is either a vintage wooden bead, charm and a feather repurposed of a 50's hat.
More mini clasps to follow so you can make each pin yours!
Be Unique - all my charms are One of A Kind as most pieces are vintage salvaged and reused/repurposed.
Charms are the "IT" accessory this season- The brand name companies make them on repeat- STAND OUT! Shop Small
Kristin Grenier
Manchester, CT
Meet the Maker
Hi- I am born and breed in Connecticut. I have one sister and have outlived both my parents at 53 years of age. We grew up on a farm, 160 acres of tree forest preserve, I have spent almost all of my free time in the woods and with nature to one degree or another. I have always adored birds ( all animals in fact) and watched them and studied them. The colors in the feathers are something man still cannot recreate. Because of my time in the woods and the wild I also become very conscientious ( maybe savage-ly so) about recycling and reuse. SO so much gets thrown away because of a broken part or a missing piece. Some vintage jewelry pieces that have been lost, the work that those makers put into an item, breaks my heart. The climate and our planet deserve respect and to be cared for. As I shop for gifts or for myself I see the ( lack of) quality of fast fashion and read about the landfills full of "materials" .
Collectively we cannot let the man made mass produced items take over.
With these thoughts in mind, I started my journey of using salvaged vintage jewelry and combining them with ethically sourced feathers to make accessories, home décor, and jewelry. You will see some unique pieces and most will be One of Kind. It takes me some time to put colors and sizes together. All makers works are personal and I am thrilled to share mine with you. My ideas come at me spur of the moment and usually after I am outside, please scroll through my shop, enjoy and share!
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How it’s Made
I salvage and source vintage jewelry and anything unique I think I can make into something else. Almost everything I make will be one of a kind and I do everything by hand in my second bedroom studio with my yellow Lab Butter watching me and always underfoot. ( see dog charms to come soon). I feel we need to keep the handmade items of individual makers in the forefront and help keep mass produced fast fashion to a minimum. I reuse and recycle anything I can. Even an old Christmas tree strand of beat up silver bells I have turned into something!
Thank you for looking! Ask any questions and share me with your friends and family!
Shop Policies
I am not a professional jeweler or seamstress.
I am a salvager and a searcher and a recycler.
I try to salvage everything when I disassemble a find and try to reuse as much as I can in a "new" piece. I try my best to only re use items and elements that are still strong and have life left. More times than not, the older links are much hardier than the newer ones. However, please be aware that occasionally a link or clasp may give over time and need to be replaced ( or not!). You may also see a mix of metals and color tones.
I do not offer repairs and at this time do not accept returns. Please only purchase if this is acceptable to you.
Best
Kristin
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