I love pretty much everything by Algiers-based artist Kerry Fitts, but my favorite things that she makes are her cuff bracelets crafted from recycled fabrics and notions. Like this one for instance. Take some scraps of vintage pleather, an old quilt and a vintage key and you've got a one-of-a-kind rock and roll style cuff. I've got two of her cuff bracelets already, but there are a few more I still have my eye on.

Kerry has been selling her work at art markets around town for sometime now, but it wasn't until after Katrina that she was forced to branch out into online sales as well, since so many of her local customers had moved on. In the past two years she's opened up two online shops (bayousalvage and rustchic), where she offers her handmade cuffs, bags and more. She and her partner Heather Mattingly also create some pretty cool shotgun house wall sculptures made from recycled debris found around the city.

Kerry is pretty passionate about making her work 100% recycled whenever possible. For her, Katrina kind of drove home the importance of knowing what you consume, where it comes from and how it's made. You can find out more about Kerry at her blog.