Hang Ups Jewelry Designs

Hang Ups Jewelry Designs Jewelry created from recycled musical instruments. Proud to partner with bandofangels.org. I'm Carolyn founder and designer behind Hang Ups Jewelry Designs.

I specialize in artisan jewelry, handmade in my Powell, OH studio. It is my mission to change lives with my jewelry, through its emotional impact on customers and through giving back to our non-profit partner Band of Angels.

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A little Hang Ups work from the campus center while I wait for today’s Bobcat football + band festivities to begin.And t...
09/12/2026

A little Hang Ups work from the campus center while I wait for today’s Bobcat football + band festivities to begin.

And today feels a little extra special. The Marching 110 was just named USA TODAY’s Best College Marching Band!

Proud mom mode is officially ON.

OU OH YEAH!

Fifteen years ago, Kristi and I started making jewelry from vintage silverware and typewriter keys. We believed in upcyc...
09/09/2026

Fifteen years ago, Kristi and I started making jewelry from vintage silverware and typewriter keys. We believed in upcycling, in meaning, and that jewelry should tell a story.

Then in January 2014, we pitched our idea at One Million Cups. That’s where we met Mike Meyer, the Chairman of Band of Angels. He asked us a simple question: can you use broken instruments to make jewelry? We said yes that summer, and everything changed.

For the past 11 years, we’ve been turning unplayable instruments into wearable art. We’ve shipped to 15 countries, donated over 360 pieces and tens of thousands of dollars to Band of Angels , helping kids to receive the gift of music. Kristi left the business in 2022 but the mission we built together continues stronger than ever.

This week, I’m celebrating 15 years of this journey. And I want to celebrate you, because you made it possible.

15% off plus a free jewelry care set (valued at $12) on every order through September 14th.

Comment ANNIVERSARY and I’ll send you the link.

09/07/2026

Which pair are your favorite?

Handcrafted from nearly 30 different instruments. 30% to Band of Angels. Sold at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.I’m just...
09/05/2026

Handcrafted from nearly 30 different instruments. 30% to Band of Angels. Sold at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

I’m just a self-taught jewelry designer with big girl tools and a really good cause. If that’s your cup of tea please hit follow and join me on this adventure.

Don't put it off until later. If you know an exceptional music teacher is changes lives for the better every day please ...
09/03/2026

Don't put it off until later.

If you know an exceptional music teacher is changes lives for the better every day please nominate them!

If selected they will win funding for their classroom and be treated to a trip to Nashville to learn from industry experts and to celebrate their awesomeness.

Here's the link to the nomination form: https://cmafoundation.org/music-teachers-of-excellence-apply/

These earrings are gorgeous, subtle, every day wearable and in stock in my shop! hangupsjewelry.com.
08/31/2026

These earrings are gorgeous, subtle, every day wearable and in stock in my shop! hangupsjewelry.com.

08/28/2026

Chaos is very distracting to me. Someone please come and clean my shop!

I don’t follow trends, and honestly, I never have.After years of making jewelry from retired instruments, I’ve learned t...
08/25/2026

I don’t follow trends, and honestly, I never have.

After years of making jewelry from retired instruments, I’ve learned that it’s not the beads or the charms that makes a musician stop in their tracks. It’s the instrument piece itself.

That finger button, that cymbal fragment, that tuning peg… musicians recognize it instantly. They light up. They have to touch it. They have to know the story.

To me, that kind of connection is so much bigger than any trend. Trends come and go. The soul of a retired instrument doesn’t.

What piece of instrument would make your heart go pitter patter? Tell me in the comments.

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