Community Chest
When you work with me on a bead remix, you might find that you do not want every bead returned to you. Some elements might be damaged. Some might not serve the final design. Some might simply represent a part of your jewelry history that does not need to be preserved in its original form.
Instead of letting those beads sit unused, I am building a collection—a community chest—of reclaimed materials. For any donated pearls, beads, findings or other beautiful elements that could have a second life, you'll be offered an opportunity to donate them to the community chest.
If you would prefer to keep everything—to reclaim every bead and finding—that is absolutely fine. This is your process. Your boundaries matter. But if you are open to doing so, you will be reshaping your own jewelry and joining a community of people who believe that beauty should circulate, that inheritance can transform and that the beads you relinquish could be the exact beads that help another family's jewelry story begin.
HOW IT WORKS
Here is how it works:
If you are comfortable with it, any beads or materials we do not use in your final piece can stay with me for the Community Chest.
If I can use these reclaimed materials in other projects—often in bridal pieces that need visual anchors—you'll earn a Community Chest Credit.
It honors the original intention of the beads (to be worn, to be loved, to be part of a story). And it means nothing beautiful goes to waste.
WHAT YOU GET
For everyone who donates, they get a credit on their final invoice.
I’ll work out a fair replacement value for each item donated, based on what it would cost me to buy it today, new or second-hand (or its closest equivalent if it’s no longer made), and credit you 10% of that total.
I’ll let you know your credit as soon as I have the answer, certainly before any credit is applied to your invoice.