Weekly Giveaway: FabTabulous!

Loss of my satellite internet due to summer storms has become a frustrating daily occurence for me and I must once again apologize for the delay of this post and thank you for your continued patience. xo~ Cat

Congrats to Briana~ She won the whimsical set of greeting cards from triSERIFtops by Jessie Katz! Our thanks to all who entered and to Jessie for sponsoring last week's giveaway!

This week we are paying homage to the humble PULL TAB~ and one artist that turns them into something FabTabulous! Keeping these tabs out of the landfills has become a mission for many~ even charitable organizations collect them, but Upcyclers are driven to create something beautiful from post consumer waste and that's exactly what Cindy Jurries does! Here's what she had to say about her artful craft~

"FabTabulous is a line of beautiful, handmade jewelry and accessories fashioned from the pull tabs of recycled aluminum soda cans. Whenever I can, I love incorporating vintage, discarded, and out of style jewelry and buttons into my jewelry to create something fresh and up-to-date. Because of this, many of my accessories are one-of-a-kind.  Not only lightweight and very comfortable to wear, each piece is sure to be a conversation starter because of its "green-ness".  I love that earth friendly products can also be beautiful and fun!   I now purchase all of my soda tabs from the Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City.  If you would like to help their cause, you can donate your used soda tabs to a RMH near you!" 

Cindy is a mom to three great children, two rescue dogs, a stray parrot, and a rat who looks like Stuart Little. She also has a husband, who at times, she says, "qualifies as a fourth child." But she also credits her husband for being fortunate enough to stay at home and do what she loves to do, which is creating jewelry. They have been a military family for 21 years--her husband is a pilot and now flies the Stealth Bomber. Cindy used to be a dental hygienist, but she has since traded in her dental tools for jewelry tools.

Our giveaway this week is for a pull tab creation from FabTabulous that Cindy calls the "Scottie"~ a darling bracelet that reminds Cindy of a Scottish tartan or maybe even the adorable little dog! It's made from the pull tabs of recycled aluminum cans, fashioned with black satin ribbon and hand-wired black, deep red, clear, and silver metal beads. The bracelet is lightweight and extremely comfortable to wear.

Cindy creates a variety of styles and products for her FabTabulous Etsy shop~ aside from bracelets~ including pendants, earrings, keychains and napkin rings. There are even some she has designed on the masculine side. 

  

Can't wait to enter??? DON'T!!! ENTER NOW~

First you must be a follower of Love 2 Upcycle to enter~ not a follower? Just look to the right and click on the 'Follow' button!

Then you can submit up to 4 entries, each must be entered HERE in a separate comment for each entry.

1. Browse, Like and Favorite FabTabulous on Etsy and favorite an item then tell us here which one!

2. Become a FabTabulous follower on Twitter! 

3.  Like Cindy's page: FabTabulous on Facebook!

4. 'Tweet' or 'Like' this Giveaway using our Like or Tweet button or Share a link to our Giveaway on your Facebook fan page.

Deadline to enter is Wednesday, August 10th at midnight.

The WINNER will be randomly drawn and announced with next week's Giveaway!

Good Luck!
 

Would you like to Sponsor a Giveaway on Love 2 Upcycle? You don't have to be a member of Upcyclers to be a sponsor, all Etsy sellers of upcycled or eco-friendly products are welcome! But of course, we'd love for you to join the team!