The Ugly Necklace Contest

Land of Odds : Fourth Annual, 2006
The Ugly Necklace Contest
A Jewelry Design Competition With A Twist

MICHELLE GESCHKE
from
Springfield,
Oregon

"Recycle Your Trash"

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Recycle Your Trash

Refusing to sort, recycle or compost
the trash piles up to the sky...
well, almost.

Plastic, styrofoam, bottlecaps and more
higher and higher the piles they soar.

How will we save it,
this home we call Earth?
Re-think how we use things,
in the trash find some worth.

While this necklace is repulsive,
it's message is deep
Litter is Ugly...
real materials aren't cheap!

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MATERIALS LIST:

The base and elements are all wired together using twistie-ties from trash bags and toy packaging.

Base:
Plastic remnants from toy packaging.

Elements:
Soda (& beer) tabs, soup can tabs, plastic rings and caps from water/gaterade/yogurt bottles, plastic bread-bag tabs, American Express credit card, plastic hooks from socks and gloves, ends from a roll of wrapping paper, condiment containers, and an anti-theft tag from a clothing store.

Toggle Clasp:
Old dog ID tag found in our campsite last summer.

Clasp Assembly
Dog Tag and Plastic Soda Bottle Ring
As a toggle clasp

MICHELLE GESCHKE
from
Springfield,
Oregon

"Recycle Your Trash"