Guest Post: Byrd’s Designs

Meet my charming friend Holly. She is truly living the dream in Charleston, SC, where she crafts jewelry from relics and unique beads. Today she’s sharing the story of the to-die-for gems she creates in her fabulous studio on King Street. Don’t worry — they’re available no matter where you live via her site ByrdsBeadsOnline.com. Enjoy!

Hi Everyone,

My Name is Holly McGetrick and I am guest blogging today for Ms. Tiffany while she is enjoying some downtime. I have a little blog on my jewelry and accessory website where I talk about upcoming events with Byrd’s Designs, new fashions and trends, and also new merchandise on the website. Today I thought the perfect fit for Find It, Fab It, would be to talk about reclaimed jewelry.

So here we go, most of my pieces on my website are bits and pieces of old vintage jewelry interspersed with a few modern touches. I am lucky to have my boyfriend’s mother, Terrie, send me bags of estate jewelry from her family’s antique store, Morris Antiques. My mother also sends me all of her old 80’s jewelry, and I take it apart and re-work to fit my style and personality.

Not only does it take something that has probably been lying around for ages and turn it into something useable again, but it also puts a little less stress on the environment, buy reusing materials, instead of creating more.

Another place you might want to try for old jewelry is a great Etsy shop called hellodali. It’s got great bundles of antique jewelry that you can use for anything. Below I have some pictures of some pieces I have made that might get the ideas flowing for you!

Each piece has a different theme and they are all vintage inspired, and some actually use real vintage pieces. I hope you all enjoyed the post and if you have any questions feel free to stop by Byrds Designs. I will actually be having a tutorial on how to create some of the pieces you have seen today! Again, hope everyone enjoyed today, and a special thanks to Tiff for letting my guest blog today!