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any people are 
struggling with 
stress issues as the 
pandemic marches on. One 
way proven to help is to engage 
in creative activities. Studies 
have shown that working on 
crafts lets people forget about 
their stress for a while and 
allows them to focus on the 
positive things in their life, an 
effect similar to meditation.
The Council Re|Sale thrift 
store in Berkley, operated 
by the National Council of 
Jewish Women, Michigan 
(NCJW|MI), is offering people 
a new way to express their 
creativity and improve their 
mental health. Broken vintage 
jewelry, a new craft trend seen 
online, is now being sold in 
Craft Jars at Council Re|Sale. 
The jars are filled with beauti-
ful and unusual jewelry items 
to get the creative juices to flow 
and, at the same time, improve 
mental well-being. 
The jewelry can be repur-
posed to make new jewelry 
designs, decorate photo 
frames, create holiday orna-

ments or garden chimes, dec-
orate a belt buckle or beautify 
mirror frames. The Craft Jars 
cost from $25 to $50.
All proceeds from the sales 
at Council Re|Sale go to the 
community and social advoca-
cy projects of NCJW|MI. 
“We have so much fantastic 
jewelry donated, we had the 
idea of parceling broken items 
into jars and selling it to cus-
tomers for their own arts and 
crafts project. We know that 
working with your hands is 
really good for your brain as 
it can create nerve pathways, 
reduce stress and boost your 
mood,
” said Amy Cutler, presi-
dent of NCJW|MI. 
“
As we approach this pan-
demic winter, anything you 
can do to keep your hands 
busy is going to be beneficial 
for your well-being.
”
Council Re|Sale follows strict 
safety measures, including san-
itation stations, quarantining of 
donations and returns, social 
distancing practiced by staff 
and customers, and mandatory 
mask wearing. 

NCJW’s Re|Sale store offers 
“craft jars” of broken vintage 
jewelry to spur creativity.

JN STAFF

COURTESY OF NCJW|MI

A Crafty Way to 
Relieve Stress

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