Washington, D.C. - June 27, 2008

Finders Keepers

Etcetrix Jewelry

Your last boyfriend left you to “find himself.” Now he’s lost in a gaggle of giggly girls.

Don’t let that fiasco stop you from a fling with a few finds of your own.

Like the elements used to create the jewelry in Pamela Burns’s handmade Etcetrix collection.

Using deconstructed vintage trinkets from antique shops and markets (old Scotch liquor tags, miniature music boxes, watch faces), Burns creates affordable, one-of-a-kind pieces that are anything but ordinary.

A lariat features a mysterious key dangling from a strand of pearls. The New York road trip bracelet blends an authentic New York Thruway token with a twisty knot of chains.

Burns even uses vintage compasses in her pieces.

Which is clearly something your ex could have used.

Available online at etcetrix.com.