Broken Things Still Hold Beauty

Not everything that breaks is finished.

In fact, some of the most beautiful things I work with arrive already carrying a past - a snapped necklace, a loose pendant, beads rescued from jewellery that once fell apart. They come to my table not as mistakes, but as quiet possibilities.

I’ve always believed that broken things still hold beauty. Sometimes they simply need time, patience, and a new way of being brought together. When I take jewellery apart, I’m not erasing what it once was, I’m listening to what it still wants to become. A single bead might find a new rhythm. A forgotten pendant might finally take the lead.

Working this way feels honest. I use a thoughtful mix of new, vintage, recycled, and repurposed materials - pieces found in small shops, discovered while travelling, or carefully reclaimed from jewellery that still had more life to give. Giving old elements a new journey is my quiet way of doing my part for the planet, choosing revival over replacement whenever I can.

Of course, this process isn’t always neat. Some nights the beads seem determined to look like twins after midnight, and the thread tests both patience and eyesight. But those moments are part of the joy, reminders that handmade is a human language, learned slowly and with humour.

Each piece that comes together this way is one of a kind. It carries traces of where it’s been and makes space for where it’s going next. When you wear it, you add the final chapter - your day, your movement, your story.

Because nothing truly meaningful is wasted, and broken things, when handled with care, often become something even more beautiful.

With love,

Katerina