I'm always on the hunt for quirky Irish companies that make unique products.
Thankfully, since I've started this series many have come to me. This week I received an email and even from the subject headline I knew this business would be of interest.
The sustainable fashion movement is well and truly here and there are so many ways to shop now, however, I haven't actually come across that many jewellery brands.
ThinkThreads hand-makes earrings from broken and unwanted jewellery and clothing.
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Their mission is to prevent the plastics in costume jewellery ending up in landfill and oceans.
They source the broken jewellery from charity shops and from second-hand shops as well as donations, take them apart and create a brand new, one of a kind pair of statement earrings.
I have to say, I'm literally obsessed with these:
As a recent graduate from NCAD, creator Annie's interest in sustainable fashion started in her final year as she realised the damage fast fashion is causing to the earth.
She wanted to be part of the slow fashion movement and so she started creating earrings from old, broken and unwanted jewellery and clothing eventually opening the ThinkThreads shop over on etsy.
With every earring being made from at least 80% pre-used materials and with money for materials going to various Irish Charity shops there is no guilt to be felt when purchasing the jewellery.
The goal of ThinkThreads is to spread the message about the damage fast fashion is causing to the earth and to the vulnerable people in the industry.
Best of all, people who trade their broken jewellery receive a pair of custom earrings for a discounted price!
