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We just recently discovered some coolness that Oregon was hiding–recycled skateboard jewelry.
The jewelry is exactly what it sounds like: like Al Gore and Avril Lavigne met up and had an arts and crafts day. The jewelry is made from recycled skateboards. MapleXO, the name of this group of hip skater chicks from Oregon, realized that the beautiful art on skateboards, as well as their durable wood, could easily be hand-crafted into funky eco-friendly jewelry.
Despite its green ties, the essence of MapleXO is that this jewelry has skateboarded. That means, the jewelry has grinded a park bench, flipped in the air, and slid on a hand rail. The jewelry is not embellished–no paint or designs are added to any of the items. And of course, no two items are alike!
Maple XO gets Sephari’s Unique of the Week Award and a very high hi-five for green creativity.
