Broken Plate Pendant

05-10-2008 | 10:49 AM EST

We've all broken a plate before, I'm sure, but how many of us have thought to make something out of it? I haven't—I immediately start picking up the pieces to throw them in the trash. But there are some more creative people out there, and in a store called TheBrokenPlate, one designer finds her art in vintage plates. There are probably close to 100 necklaces on her site, and you'd be hard-pressed to find one that isn't great. I like the colors in the green and yellow leaf one here, but there are also some very cute little mushrooms, several floral designs, and even some text-based ones.

Not only is the jewelry itself pretty, it's also environmentally-friendly. The plates are obviously being recycled into a new use and it's surrounded in a black patinaed, lead-free, silver solder. And another cool thing about TheBrokenPlate is that they do custom work, too. So next time you break something, don't be sad—just contact the designer and repurpose it into a piece of jewelry.

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