I remember the first time I saw a circuit board after tearing apart an old radio as a child. I connected to them right away and knew that I could use them for something else.

Debby Arem had a similar experience. She first saw a circuit board while her husband ran a business that built pcbs for computers. Upon seeing the circuitry for the first time she was immediately drawn to the ornateness and patterns knowing that they would be great materials for jewelry making. Next came the long task of discovering what equipment and processes worked best to get the desired results.

Fast forward to the present day and Debby now has two lines of designs. The green office line that incorporates circuitry and found objects into functional office products and Three Ring Circuits her Jewelry line that has been featured in museum shops, including those at the Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum and the Boston Computer museum, as well as many galleries and boutiques across the U.S. and Canada.

Several of Debby’s green office products can be seen as part of a permanent exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry as part of their Smart Home 2009 Exhibit! Sponsored by WIRED magazine. She is also currently featured in Green Craft magazine.

Advice from Debby Arem:
Charge a reasonable and fair price for your work! When working with recycled items such as circuit boards and other found objects, it’s not just the cost of the materials, which can be minimal sometimes, but the incredible amount of hours it can take to design and assemble your project. Be proud of what you have created and promote, promote, promote!

Branch out. Try new things and color outside the lines! My husband and I work together in Three Ring Circuits as a team, and we’re always trying to come up with new items to add to our line of recycled circuit board products. I know that our customers have come to count on this and are constantly checking our shops to see what new item we may have added!

To see a full bio or more of Debby Arem’s work visit DebbyArem.com
or go to her Etsy Page to puchases some of here work.