Monday, May 5, 2014

Fruit & Vegtable Parchment Jewelry ( Margaret Dorfman )


                                          Watermelon Radish http://www.margaretdorfman.com/


I've rekindled my love of Pinterest in the past week. Once a recovering " Pinster " now fully relapsed pinning my little heart out.  Well seems that all this pinning has garnered me a reward. Vegetable Parchment Jewlery .  Intrigued I pressed forward into the world of vegetable jewelry.
Margaret Dorfman via http://artifactsoflifestore.com/

Margaret Dorfman hand crafts each bracelet using an ancient technique and specialized equipment, including "a wickedly sharp assortment of knives." Inspired by the beauty she saw while slicingvegetables in the kitchen, Margaret was determined to find a way to preserve andcelebrate the beauty of everyday fruits and vegetables. "My art is about showing the intrinsic complexity and beauty in these everyday foods,"she says.  ( via http://artifactsoflifestore.com/ )   

 
Fruit and Vegetable Parchments are fused to pure tarnish-proof copper and glazed with a nontoxic, lacquer-like protective finish. The copper shines through the brightly colored fruit and vegetables giving a warm, enamel-like glow. All jewelry is lead and cadmium free.
( via 
http://www.margaretdorfman.com/) 

Margaret even offers earings in her line along with beautiful bowls that are dazzling. This is really beautiful in a getting back to your roots type of way. She composts any of the left over fruits and vegetables and donates to her local zoo. Check out her website it is really fabulous .  Eat your fruits and veggies everyday if you miss a serving just say your wearing them. 

Information for this post was collected via 
http://www.margaretdorfman.com/
http://artifactsoflifestore.com/

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