Inspiring Style: Mouse and Moe Eco Friendly Jewelry Review

Happy MLK Day!
Today's Inspiring Style post is all about eco-friendly jewelry. I love just about all types of jewelry, but it's an added advantage when you can get jewelry that is not only nice to look at, but also good for the environment.

That's exactly what Mouse and Moe is all about.

Creator Emily Grace Goodrich decided to use her knowledge and experience as a painter and photograph to form jewelry and accessories made from recycled plastic shopping bags. Each piece of jewelry is heat fused and hand stitched.

Here's what Emily had to say about her line:

Muse: Why did you decide to make this type of jewelry?

Emily, Mouse and Moe: When I started making jewelry as a business, rather than just a hobby, one of the first priorities I had was to use recycled materials in one form or another. I'd like to say it's because I'm really into recycling, but it was more of a financial decision, as I was between jobs at the time. I started with broken costume jewelry, but continued to experiment with other materials, looking for something unique. 

After seeing a video tutorial on fusing plastic bags, I was intrigued by the notion of finding a way to make fused plastic look like something other than melted trash. I also design jewelry for a fair trade company called Ember Arts that sells paper bead jewelry, and between the two, I've learned that I really just love the challenge of working with unconventional materials. 

Muse: How difficult is it to make jewelry from plastic bags? 

Emily: I have a penchant for choosing tedious activities for myself, and you might say that this jewelry is pretty difficult to make. I have to keep an eye out for specific colors of plastic, then wash and dry it, prep it, melt it, cut out shapes, and then hand stitch those tiny plastic shapes to wire. For some reason, I love the meditative hand stitching process, though, so it's definitely worth it to me!

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The best part about the jewelry on Mouse and Moe is that, although they are made from recycled materials, they don't looked recycled at all. The plastic bags are paired with sterling silver and wire to spruce them up.
I received the Sundance necklace in cranberry and teal and totally love it. The material is sturdy and the color combination works very well.This is a preview of an upcoming lookbook post!So use the code Muse20 until the end of February on Mouse and Moe to get your own piece of eco-friendly jewelry for 20% off. Remember, each piece that you buy keeps another plastic bag out of landfills and the ocean.

What do you think of Mouse and Moe?

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