The Awful Truth

The awful truth is that plastic is everywhere, and it’s destroying the earth. What can you do?

eco friendly jewelryCarole SheltonApril 1, 2024recycled earrings, recycled jewelry, earthfriendly jewelry, eco friendly jewelry, eco jewelry, upcycled jewelry, art and climate change, handmade recycled jewelry

Sweetheart Jewelry from WW2

WWII Sweetheart Bracelet

Carole SheltonFebruary 2, 2024Earthbeat DesignsWW2 Sweetheart Jewelry, WWII Trench Art, Sweetheart bracelet

Gift Guide Holiday 2023

Holiday Gift Guide 2023

This Subject is Riveting

Jewelry that I experimented with by riveting unusual materials, such as recycled plastic.

Carole SheltonOctober 1, 2023How to rivet, Jewelry Making

My Summer (Jewelry Making) Vacation

It was another fabulous week of jewelry making and relaxing. Wildacres is an artists’ retreat on top of a North Carolina Mountain.

eco friendly jewelryCarole SheltonAugust 29, 2023recycled jewelry, making jewelry

Make a Statement About the Environment

Recycled earrings are made with discarded plastic. Statement jewelry says, “Keep plastic out of the waste stream. Reuse and repurpose. Avoid global warming.”

eco friendly jewelryCarole SheltonJuly 14, 2023recycled jewelry, handmade recycled jewelry, recycled earrings, art and climate change, eco friendly jewelry, eco jewelry

Saving the Earth - One Earring at a Time!

Saving the Earth-One earring at a time! These pink earrings are made from a drinking straw.

eco friendly jewelryCarole SheltonApril 22, 2023recycled jewelry, handmade recycled jewelry, recycled earrings, art and climate change, eco friendly jewelry, eco jewelry

The Colors of Copper

Textured Copper Earrings by Carole Shelton

Carole SheltonMarch 13, 2023Copper Jewelry, Colors of Copper, How to turn copper red, How to turn copper green

What to Pack

The perfect statement necklace will change up your travel wardrobe. It can be worn in at least four different ways. It’s light weight and crushable. Here’s a bonus: This necklace is upcycled from leftover patio screening!

basic wardrobe, eco friendly jewelryCarole SheltonJune 30, 2022What to wear, wardrobe basics for 60 year old woman, clasic wardrobe essentials, womens wardrobe basics, litttle black dress, plain white tee, pack for travel, pack for trip, what to pack, packing list

Holiday Gift Ideas

These Crystal Star Ornaments make great gifts, stocking stuffers or a little something extra for your Christmas shopping list this year.

Gift Guide Holiday 2021

Holiday Gift Guide 2021

Summer Jewelry

An assortment of Playful Summer Necklaces from Earthbeat Designs.

hypo allergenic jewelry, basic wardrobeCarole SheltonAugust 2, 2021A Little Room for Artaluminum wire jewelry, Aluminum jewelry, a little room for art, St. Pete ArtWorks, tarnish free jewelry, hypoallergenic jewelry, waterproof necklace, sustainable jewelry, summer jewelry, earthfriendly jewelry, recycled jewelry, summer necklaces

Here's an Earring Hack to keep Earrings in your Ears

I always reshape the ear wires on dangle earrings to keep them from falling out of your ears.

Carole SheltonMay 17, 2021jewelry hacks, Jewelry Making, ear hooks, ear wires, earring wires, dangle earrings, hypoallergenic earrings, earrings for sensitive ears, ear hook, clip-on earrings

Responsible Jewelry

Upcycled earrings made from leftover screening from my pool enclosure.

eco friendly jewelryCarole SheltonApril 11, 2021Earthbeat Designsrecycling VHS tapes, recycled jewelry, upcycled jewelry, recycled earrings, earthbeat designs

Mask-Friendly Earrings

Here’s how to wear a mask with your statement earrings.

Carole SheltonFebruary 21, 2021mask friendly earrings, mask friendly, threader earrings, easy to wear, statement earrings

It's A New Year!

“Looking Out” is a Sculpted Wall hanging that was part of an exhibition in 2020, Role Reversal. I used jewelry making skills to cut and shape and rivet copper and aluminum screening. It was just one of the ways that the year inspired my art.

Carole SheltonJanuary 12, 2021Earthbeat DesignsArt, 2020, new year, earthbeat designs