Upcycled Cd small elegant round pendant on 18” sterling silver chain

KTCD Jewellery was born of a passion for recycling and beautiful jewellery. Each piece has been handcrafted from old CD's, reemerging as something beautiful resembling Murano glass, but very lightweight and easy to wear.

I have always made jewellery - I am an opera singer by training but also like to create with my hands. Discovering how to process old cds into something really beautiful has been such a joy - not just creating something exquisite to wear, but that I am reusing plastic that would otherwise end up in landfill.

I hand craft every single piece myself - I prepare the cd by removing the label, cut the cd by hand, paint each piece and then fire, making the finished tiles into beautiful jewellery. It is a long process but very rewarding - the finished tiles always make me smile after such a long process - they really do look like squares of Murano glass - and then putting them together to make a really special piece of jewellery.

All the earrings are very light and comfortable to wear - even the large, dramatic pieces.

There is so much plastic in our world that goes into landfill or the oceans, this is my small contribution to repurposing some of that unwanted plastic. I hope wearing my jewellery will bring you joy, not only from its beauty but also the feeling of wearing something that was unwanted now created into something new - and sparkly! I hope it will start a conversation about what we can reuse in our homes - even the packaging is recycled!