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Re-Creations by Part-Time Local

Re-Creations by Part-Time Local

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I combine objects found in nature, nature themed items, and thrift and salvaged finds to "re-create" unique jewelry, decor, and gifts.

07/26/2025

Thought I’d start making the sodalite ‘Speak Truth to Power’ bracelets on this steamy day and realized how out of practice I am. 😔 And that a knot between each bead makes taking your mistakes apart fun. Not! 😩 But practice makes perfect, so back to it. 💙

I am remodeling my kitchen, but kept the chandelier, and the cabinet k***s and handles. My late husband, Ben, gave me this chandelier many years ago, and we picked hardware that mimicked the vines and leaves. I wad able to find a fixture for over the island that had the vines, leaves, and crystals,but couldn’t find one for over the sink thst I liked, so I made one. YaY! I bought a light kit and strung my own crystals and leaves. The crystals and brass leaves were repurposed from vintage jewelry, the small leaves, all 60 of them, are red in leaves that I hand painted to coordinate. I love all the fixtures, and am especially pleased with the crystal sparkle and cast shadows of my hand created light. 10/26/2023

I am remodeling my kitchen, but kept the chandelier, and the cabinet k***s and handles. My late husband, Ben, gave me this chandelier many years ago, and we picked hardware that mimicked the vines and leaves.
I was able to find a fixture for over the island that had the vines, leaves, and crystals, but couldn’t find one for over the sink that I liked, so I made one. YaY!
I bought a light kit and strung my own crystals and leaves. The crystals and brass leaves were repurposed from vintage jewelry, the small leaves, all 60 of them, are red in leaves that I hand painted to coordinate.
I love all the fixtures, and am especially pleased with the crystal sparkle and cast shadows of my hand created light.
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I am remodeling my kitchen, but kept the chandelier, and the cabinet k***s and handles. My late husband, Ben, gave me this chandelier many years ago, and we picked hardware that mimicked the vines and leaves. I wad able to find a fixture for over the island that had the vines, leaves, and crystals,but couldn’t find one for over the sink thst I liked, so I made one. YaY! I bought a light kit and strung my own crystals and leaves. The crystals and brass leaves were repurposed from vintage jewelry, the small leaves, all 60 of them, are red in leaves that I hand painted to coordinate. I love all the fixtures, and am especially pleased with the crystal sparkle and cast shadows of my hand created light.

Photos from Re-Creations by Part-Time Local's post 09/18/2023

Loving how the collection of art, and found, thrifted, and repurposed objects is coming together in my powder room.
I just added the tray to the toilet top, so the grouping there needs some work. The tray started life as an unfinished wood piece that I thrifted. originally tried painting it a soft silver to play off all the metal finishes in the room, but that was a flop. So I went a completely different direction with decoupage, pulling from my large collection of art papers, the whole case of them also coming from a thrift store.
Call it a win this time, I’m really pleased with it.

Photos from Re-Creations by Part-Time Local's post 09/17/2023

I got this lovely mixed media piece at an estate sale for an unbelievable $2. This is destined for my newly remodeled master bath, and the only re-creating I’m doing is to give the hand painted frame a light gold wash to tie into other features in the room.

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A Passion for Re-Creating

I split my time between homes in southwest Ohio and the lowcountry of South Carolina on Hilton Head Island. I am a practicing naturalist in both states and lead many nature programs, for organizations in both states, as well as offering private programs. When I'm not out in nature, I also enjoy finding thrift shop treasures and salvaging found items (I've been know to "dumpster dive, but that's our secret, lol). I have found the perfect creative outlet for myself by combining the treasure from nature with my thrift finds and salvage to create, or re-create, "new" treasures.

I have a passion for collecting beach and forest treasures. It is a rare occasion that I don’t come home with something in my pocket, if not a whole bucket full. I give many of these finds to children participating in my nature programs. I also make home decor and jewelry with them, but the collections continue to grow. The husband has suggested that I start selling some of these things as a means to “support my habits”, whatever in the heck that means. All critter specimens have been humanely harvested (no living thing taken from the beach!), by me, on Hilton Head Island beaches. Only the finest free-range, organic sea critters are used, along with beach found driftwood, stones, and the like. The other items used in these creations (frames, papers, etc.) I have found in thrift shops or some sort of “salvage” on my part. For the jewelry creations I buy old and “junk” jewelry in lots or from thrift shops. Anyone can buy pretty supplies in abundance and use these to make mass produced pretty things. Using found and salvaged items forces creativity, because you are working with diverse things in limited quantity. This adds to the charm of the items; they are definitely one of a kind and not mass produced.

Custom Order Options: l create custom jewelry, or beach and nature themed display or decor items, just contact me and we can discuss what it is you'd like.

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