TBR's 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. These pearls, these findings, these beautiful elements that deserve a second life.
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.
Read the story of the Demonstration Project that inspired the Community Chest.
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. I use these reclaimed materials in other projects—often in bridal pieces that need visual anchors, or in pieces for people in your community.
It keeps costs down for everyone. 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 discount:
Your donation adjusts the price you pay for materials. And it is adjusted based on your final invoice.
THE DONATION THE DISCOUNT
1 - 5 beads/pearls = 1% off of cost of materials
6 - 10 beads/pearls = 2% off of cost of materials
11 - 20 beads/pearls = 3% off of cost of materials
21 - 40 beads/pearls = 4% off of cost of materials
40+ beads/pearls = 5% off of costs of materials