If you take a look around your house, what kind of odds and ends would you come up with? Maybe some mismatching buttons? Some broken jewelry? A box of stuff from say, the 60s, which you’re not sure what to do with?

Maybe you’d toss it out. Of if you were the fabulous gal behind Tomate d’Epingles, you’d turn it into some pretty fab jewelry:

The motto at Tomate d’Epingles is “Recycled jewelry? How eco-chic!” And chic indeed. The pieces combine vintage finds and recycled pieces (like recycled cloth) with new materials (like say, the copper wire in that ring above). That makes for some pretty unique stuff.

And making something new out of something old is always good in general.

Trés bonne, indeed.

Couldn’t resist seeking out more flowers:

These beautiful silver pieces are from Heather Grandmont Jewelry. Heather has a background in metalsmithing and a love of clean, contemporary design. It’s reflected in all her pieces. Just about all of Heather’s pieces are made of sterling silver, and some feature gems or pearls. Really simple, but elegant nonetheless.

And even if flowers aren’t your thing, there are some other great pieces on her site. The piece on her front page — it’s called “Fly With Me” — features a pair of wings and is pretty interesting indeed.

Looking for some bold, one-of-a-kind jewelry? Check some of these out:

These pieces are from Bejeweled by Gina, a jewelry maker based in Pasadena, California. A self-proclaimed art lover, she loves to create unique pieces using semiprecious stones and minerals. Many of the necklaces featured on her site are definitely chunky and bold!

Get ‘em while you can … Gina doesn’t make duplicates (unless you really, really, really, really need one).

I like to randomly putter around Etsy because I sometimes find cool stuff like this:

This lovely necklace is from down to the wire designs. The shop is full of great sterling silver jewelry, some accented with brass patterns, like the necklace above.

I originally saw this shop on the front page of Etsy a while ago, when a nice floral box pendant was featured. It looks much like the necklace above, except it was square and was almost like a locket. Sadly, it has been sold.

But at least there is still this really cool ring:

If you’re looking for nice adornments, it’s worth taking a look.

(Is that even a word? Whatever.)

When I was a grade-school Catholic schoolgirl, we had an assignment in class one day to make a rosary. We could make it out of whatever we wanted. My mom helped me knot a piece of string into a rosary, and I made the cross out of a couple of toothpicks. Said rosary is nowhere near as stunning as this one:

You can find this beautiful piece (and more) at Rosaries and Jewelry by Laura — who happens to be one of the advertisers here on indie*galore.

It’s not just rosaries at Laura’s site. She makes some other beautiful jewelry, like this colorful necklace:

Go on over and take a look.

I am always amazed by metalsmiths and the things they can hammer, polish and etch out. Like this:

This lovely brass locket is from My Sunset Road. The shop is run by Courtney Filer-Dougal, an artist from the Boston Area.

My Sunset Road features all sorts of handmade metal goodness, from necklaces to bracelets (there’s a matching bracelet for the locket above) to earrings and rings. She also has some paintings for sale on her site.

Click on over and see what Courtney’s hammering out. Plenty of eye candy to see.

It’s almost spring, and while the weather in some parts of the country doesn’t remind some of spring, you can still anticipate the thaw.

And to celebrate the thaw, how about some brightly colored jewelry? With a flower motif, no less?

These wonderful pieces were crafted by Shari at Bonnin Designs. She makes flamenco-inspired jewelry, and she’s a fabulous gal to boot.

You’ll find plenty of flowers in the floral collection, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg!