The Daily Swank Vintage Green – Tips & Treasures

Hey everyone! Today’s Daily Swank is all about "Green" Living. Tips for how you can do your part for keeping things clean and green. For those of you who love a good treasure, I’m sharing a few beauties. All of these treasures were created from gorgeous old materials and brought to life in a new form.

Tips – Suggestions from VI reader J. Berry
1.) Recycle any plastic bags you may get and donate them to your local good will or antique shop.
2.) Take apart vintage jewelry and reuse the beads. I think these are the best kind!
3.) "I shred all of my junk mail for packing materials. I then print off
little labels on my computer (on recycled paper), stating that "I
recycle & pack with shredded paper, so careful when opening to
avoid a mess!) and tape them on to each box.

The first treasure also comes from Jes Berry who happens to be the owner and creator behind Junque Revival. She has a whole category devoted to Revived Relics.

The first treasure is this gorgeous Sister Maria Necklace. Created from many vintage components including vintage paper from a Shakespeare book, a found cross and other wonderful items to complete the look.

I absolutely love how Jes transformed this old hardware into something so beautiful. I think the copper patina goes so wonderfully with the green beads in this Inspire necklace.

Lastly is this "Yellow Sands" piece featuring a small portion of a painting from artist Charles Condor it’s hung beautifully from a vintage rosary chain.

My Tips:
1.) When I don’t take a tote to the grocery with me (when I have a lot of shopping to do) I always ask for paper. Paper bags make great shipping material to wrap glass items. You can also alter them any way you like to make the packaging more appealing.
2.) I love to include vintage hankies or napkins in packages with a special note attached.

I’m sure there are a million more! If you have some great ways on reusing vintage, please feel free to send me your submissions!

VI

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