Upcycled and Recycled on Etsy - Going To The Oscars

Often I hear stars proclaiming "save the planet" and parcipating in green causes.  Well lets take green to The Oscars Etsy Style.  Here are some upcycled fashions that I think could make it to the carpet this Sunday:


upcycled dress . someday from PondHopper at http://ow.ly/hUP5J

Pretty in Pink Glitter Heels Pumps Upcycled fashion alternative wedding shoes from SalvagedSoles at http://ow.ly/hUPIz

The "Lacy Lift" for Women's Booties : lace covering for shoes, upcycled for a high fashion garden victorian wedding from kaartist  at http://ow.ly/hV0lR

Pink Glitter Fairy Clutch with Chain Strap One of a Kind Upcycled from WingsAshleyBoyd at http://ow.ly/hUZAq

Upcycled Fashion Knuckle ring - Happy Stag Embossed hallmark Spoon Ring - circa 1945 Silver Ring - Stag Deer Raindeer sterling knuckle ring from HelenSilverSmit at http://ow.ly/hURPW

Vintage Choker Necklace Up-cycled Fashion Accessory from TeTelesTai at http://ow.ly/hUQld

Swarovski Crystal Teardrop and Reclaimed Copper Wire Wrapped Chandelier Earrings, Upcycled Fashion Jewelry, Neoclassical Dangle Earrings, from TheLastLink  at http://ow.ly/hUR54

Upcycled Small-Medium Silver Black Butterfly Sequin Glitzy New Years Baby Doll Eco Dress by Om Maker at http://ow.ly/hUUrg

Platform Shoes 5 Inch Peep Toe Stilettos Hand Embellished w Chains and Wide Ankle Strap // NEW Sexy Black w Zipper Heel // Size 8 Vegan from RetroVintage123 at http://ow.ly/hV0Vs

Upcycled leather clutch with calla lily flowers - one-of-a-kind bag for your essentials, goes with jeans and a t or a simple black dress from WearThou at http://ow.ly/hUZ7U

Upcycled T-Shirt Scarf from MetalMeltdown69 at http://ow.ly/hUXMz

Clasped Cuff Made of Recycled Bottle Caps and Beads from angelacalvin at http://ow.ly/hUVP0

Handmade Large Pussy Cat Spots with Black Rhinestone Cocktail Ring - Upcycled - leopard - Kitty Cat From ButterflyInTheAttic at http://ow.ly/hUV78

Rubber Band Man Bangle Funky Unisex Bracelet created with Rubber Band Yarn Women Teens Men Free Shipping Gifts 15 Dollars from BethToddCreatz at http://ow.ly/hUSQy

Up-cycled Fashion Magazine Rose Brooch - Silver from Bazoja at http://ow.ly/hURoH

HYPERCLASH Glass Bead Bracelet Metallic Black Red Lime Green Aqua Blue Cuff Repurposed Upcycled Recycled Reclaimed Eco Friendly Fashion at http://ow.ly/hUWsv

Saturday's Gem - Root Beer Agate

Root Beef Agate like Carnelian is also a microcrystalline from the quartz group.  You will find that many of the semi precious stones used in making jewelry will come from a few main groups but the variations in coloring and inclusions are what will make them strikingly different.  Just like any agate Root Beer Agate is usually translucent - opaque and has variation in colors from a lighter brown to darker brown.  Agate is slowly formed from silica-rich precipitate (liquid) filling a cavity in different host rocks, a common host is lava.  The silica liquid eventually starts to settle and form the microcrystals creating layers until it is either filled (a Nodule) or filled partway leaving a hollow center often with larger crystals like quartz inside (a Geode.) This process is very different than the violent and often fast process that makes volcanic glass like obsidian. The reason it is called Root Beer Agate is because of this color, it looks like Root Beer. 

Often the name of the Agate will simply describe the piece;  Banded Agate has bands, and Lace Agate has a lacy pattern, but sometimes Agates are named after the areas on which they are found such as Mule Canyon etc.  Root Beer Agate can be found throughout the US it just depends on what elements were available while the agate was forming causing its Root Beer brown coloring.  I found mine on Central California beach.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97831707/beach-washed-root-beer-agate-beachcomber

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97831878/beach-washed-root-beer-agate-beachcomber?ref=v1_other_1

Of course I truly love the the pretty formations themselves but the beads, jewelry and art that are made from Root Beer Agate is truly spectacular.  Here are a few examples that can be found on ETSY.

'Saturday's Gem - Root Beer Agate' by ButterflyInTheAttic2

Often Agates are named for a characteristic or location. Root Beer Agate is that simple; it is the color of root beer. I will take mine as a float.

Chunky Pendant Beaded Choker... daisymadedesig... $59.00	White Line Brown Agate and S... CountenanceJew... $31.00	RootBeer Agate Rectangle Bea... bm1coastsbeadw... $30.00	SALE VINTAGE Brazilian Agate... AuntSuesVintag... $21.99
10% OFF SALE. Rootbeer color... DesignsbyShirl $21.00	Rootbeer Float - Black and C... moagsandsmeet $32.00	Brazilian agate earrings solcreations47 $15.00	Rootbeer Float Mens Gradient... tinymishaps $46.50
Fire Agate and Sterling Silv... AstrasShadow $94.00	Baby Rootbeer Drusy Agate Fr... TuulaGems $9.75	ON SALE Root Beer Float Geod... CRAFTERBYHEART $42.00	SHOP25 at checkout Root Beer... TheSpiritedJew... $20.00
Multi Chain & Agate Slice Pe... CamanoIslandVi... $26.50	Vintage Sarah Coventry Rootb... RoseCottageVin... $32.00	Bi color Agate Drusy Oval D... lapicarey $50.00	Rootbeer Float - A Reversabl... WireWrapper $34.95

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