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Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Recreating Wearable Art from Found Objects

Location: Expo Hall 280

we all have jewelry or items of clothing we don’t wear on a frequent basis: a bag full of grandma’s costume jewelry or treasure chest of broken jewelry bits & pieces. perhaps this jewelry is an heirloom or something we keep for special occasions. perhaps it’s something we’ve outgrown (even jewelry trends change over time!). vintage cookie strives to bring life back into these “occassional” or “outgrown” items. how? piece by piece of course! we find fabulous elements and items to “re”incorporate into new creations. we've focused on jewelry in the past but realizing times are tight - we've expanded our skill set to include sewing so we can refab clothes to recreate fabulous new creations to dress you from head to toe (not just from ear to neck to wrist!)

Web site: http://www.vintagecookie.com

About the Maker(s)

Erin Cooke
erin cooke is looking for a soulmate to share endless nights talking over nutella and mochi ice cream snacks. wait! she's already found him. erin is a pennsyltucky native whose parents raised her right - on laughs, saturday night live, and non-stop arts and crafts. erin is vintage cookieā€™s creator and jewelry designer, equally inspired by the thrill of the find, her grandmothersā€™ tendencies to horde costume jewerly ... and a dedication to making this world a better place, one recycled piece of heaven at a time. she applies this to her work as cupertino's environmental affairs coordinator, focused on promoting community-wide sustainability. from work to play this girl's about as green as they come!