emily floyd handcrafted jewelry

Nearly three years ago a friend's frame shop was revamping it's space to incorporate a gallery. For their inaugural exhibition I was invited to make some new jewelry. Wanting to do something different- I move beyond the beads I had worked with for so many years and began playing around with bicycle innertubes and leather scrap I had laying around. I've always had difficulty throwing things away and was excited to give these materials new life. Now my cyclist friends save their flats for me, I have a seemingly endless supply. I am also the fortunate recipient of many high quality leather pieces. My designer friends give me their discontinued swatch samples from upholstery catalogs. Happy to repurpose and recycle. I never know what I will to get or what will be made, but it's always green.

Reclaimed Leather Earrings

Recycled Bicycle Innertube Earrings

Reclaimed Leather Cuffs

Reclaimed Leather Earrings

Reclaimed Leather Cuff

Recycled Bicycle Innertube Earrings