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Sometimes you just have to stand back and look at things a new way. As an amateur radio operator I always wondered if there was a way to re-purpose the old, used, non-working vacuum tubes.... Vacuum tubes are delicate, intricate, little works of glass art used to power radios and other equipment...
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| MadScientistsDesigns: vintage vacuum tubes |
Out of this a business was born: MadScientistsDesigns. Over the years I have created different jewelry and Christmas ornaments with these little beauties:
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| MadScientistsDesigns: vacuum tube Christmas ornament |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: vacuum tube ornament Victorian silver |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: My Lady in Chains |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: Steampunk vacuum tube cufflinks |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: Steampunk Tesla Vacuum Tube Necklace |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: Butterfly Art |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: Steampunk Vacuum Tube & Filigree Barrette |
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| MadScientistsDesigns: Steampunk Vacuum Tube Earrings - Copper Drops |
I continue to create with vintage vacuum tubes, but I have also learned new jewelry styles and techniques. You can see more vacuum tube jewelry and my other creations here.
What can you breathe new life into?
xoxo ~Elizabeth
