Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Zen Pairing

 Sometimes, making a pair of earrings is as simple as sitting down and making a pair of earrings. Today I'd like to share the process of the birth of a pair of Garbage's shredded earrings, start to finish, more or less.

1) Cut and Flip: We start with an old bicycle inner tube, which we have scavenged from the garbage cans of generous South Minneapolis bike shops. We slice these and flip them to give them their bouncy, 3-dimensional shape.

2) Pairing: You'd be surprised how many different sizes and shapes come out of what seems like the exact same cutting pattern, which is why pairing is kind of a bitch unless you zen out, and then it is a powerful form of meditation. These things are fricking snowflakes.

3) Hardware: Adding the hardware turns pairs of boingy rubber thingies into pairs of lovely earrings!

4) Finish him!: After a thorough scrubbing with soap and water, the earrings are given their Garbage jewelry cards and are ready to go! Because of the range of sizes that these little guys end up being, we have two different listings on Etsy:

Short Shredded Earrings (6-8 cm)

Long Shredded Earrings (8-10 cm)

And that is the miracle of birth! It is actually such a fun process to go through, and it is super satisfying to get to the end and have a pile of beautiful things that you made out of literal trash.

There's enough garbage in the world - we reclaim it, upcycle it, and make it into beautiful things! Part of Garbage's mission is to help people stay aware of the garbage we all create as we consume, and to give conscious consumers a truly sustainable choice! 

Love,

Ecoquirky