Broke Down, Busted, Beautiful
As a kid, I was that girl cruising around on my skateboard with the pack of guys. It was great fun, great exercise and kept me out of all sorts of trouble I'm sure I could have found myself in had I not been working so hard to break my bones. But, as I got older I packed up my deck and while I LOVE the rare moments now spent skating with my son, lets just say that my skateboard isn't such an appropriate accessory these days. Or so I thought.Thanks to the creative stylings of some sweet Etsy shops I can now wear bits and pieces of those decks I adore as baubles and bangles.
Vintage Wave
does a beautiful job of “up-cycling” those old, broken, beat-up skate
decks into gorgeous jewelry. We spotted a necklace, hoop earrings and
bangles galore but their Black and White Skateboard Bangle [$22] is to ride die for. Best of all, it will go with everything and no one will ever know it was once some young punks deck.
2ReVert goes mostly mod with their huge collection of bangles,
necklaces, belt buckles, cufflinks, earrings and rings. The
unconventional cuts and bold, stark, graphic design are beyond
beautiful. It's all gorgeous but we're partial to the 2in1 Reversible Dangle
Necklace [$18] which shows the inner layers of the skateboard deck on one
side
and the banged up graphics on the other.
If you're a bit skeptical (as I was) about wearing a busted up scratchy piece of wood, no worries. Both companies cut, sand a seal each piece for a smooth, comfy fit. Gorgeous, green and little bit of punky funk? We're sold.
Win it!
We're giving away a pair of Recycled Skateboard Earrings from 2ReVert
[$30]! To enter, email giveaways[at]mamaspeaks.com with 2ReVert as your
subject and let us know where 2ReVert is located. Giveaway ends 10.12.08
