May has brought some really nice compliments from my fellow Etsians. My brooches have been featured in a few different Etsy treasuries and also a cute blog article about Cheesesteaks and Etsy crafters from Philly. Today, my golden tan and black feather brooch was featured in a beautiful “Salted Caramel” treasury by cooljane.

saltedCaramel Hearts from Etsians

By the way, CoolJane makes really cool greeting cards with reused leather cutouts. They could be framed as artwork! She made these nice father’s day truck cards.

leather truck cards

I’ve been thinking about handmade recycled goods and I’ve searched Etsy.com and found these great recycled pieces. I was looking for elegant items that are made from materials that really weren’t useful before the new piece was created.
wpid resycle3 Great Recycling