Upcycled Linky Party {6}

I don't know about you, but I was thoroughly entertained by last week's linky party!  It was so hard to pick projects to feature this time around.  So if you missed the fun last week be sure to go back and see all the projects that were linked up.  Difficult or not, I had to choose.  I decided to go with the absolutely never seen before projects starting with these window people by the Eclectic Red Barn:

Be sure to hop over and see how the heads were made, very clever indeed!

And then there is this cottage chic window valance made from a piece of picket fence.  Swing over to Grandparents Plus to see how to make your own!

And, finally, our featured project this week comes to us from PlaynWithScraps.  Check out this Pillow Doll made from scraps of fabric and ribbons.  I just love his little bow tie.

Now on to Linky Party #6.  Here's the run down on the rules:

1.  Feel free to link up no more than one upcycled tutorial that you created and one upcycled item from your shop each week.
2.  Please don't link up the same items or blog posts as in previous weeks, let's keep it fresh.
3.  Follow Love 2 Upcycle by email or Google connect.
4.  This is a party so socialize!  Visit at least one shared link and leave a meaningful comment or "favorite" it if it is an Etsy shop item.  It would be nice if you followed them as well, but it is not required.
5.  Please keep it family friendly and upcycled!  We reserve the right to remove any links that aren't appropriate.

Now, show us what ya got:

Sustainable Sundays: Sunday Funday

Aww, Sunday is here! My favorite day of the week. Our family loves to spend it outdoors. No matter what you like to do to enjoy Sunday, here's a few fun items from our Team Upcyclers shops to ensure your Sunday is a fantastic one!

Bold Print Upcycled Tote Bag by koopdesigns

Eco-friendly Jump Rope by remainewicked

Outdoor Green Wine Bottle Candle Chandelier by GroovyGreenGlass

Vintage 1964 Game: Get the Message by Our Childrens Earth

Recycled t-shirt bag by ohzie designs

License Plate Birdhouse by SweetSomeday

Insulated Water Bottle Holder by GreenerRoute

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan. Albert Schweitzer

Thanks, Bee

The Wooden Bee

Upcycled Linky Party {5}

Happy happy Earth Day!  Last weeks Upcycled Linky Party had some great upcycled projects and shop items.  With warmer weather here, it's time to break out the Tees and Tanks.  Here are some highlights from last week that will help you stay in fashion while living a little greener.

I love this one from Upcycled Design Lab and think it's great for the T-shirt that has a stain that needs hiding:

And EtsyFEST showed us a quick way to transform a T-shirt into a cool tank top

This weeks shop highlight is this super "cutie" license plate sign from Sweet Someday:

Now on to Linky Party #5.  Here's the run down on the rules:

1.  Feel free to link up no more than one upcycled tutorial that you created and one upcycled item from your shop each week.
2.  Please don't link up the same items or blog posts as in previous weeks, let's keep it fresh.
3.  Follow Love 2 Upcycle by email or Google connect.
4.  This is a party so socialize!  Visit at least one shared link and leave a meaningful comment or "favorite" it if it is an Etsy shop item.  It would be nice if you followed them as well, but it is not required.
5.  Please keep it family friendly and upcycled!  We reserve the right to remove any links that aren't appropriate.

Now, show us what ya got:

Creativity Challenge: Upcycle Neckties

Our March creativity challenge was hosted by Endure Upcycled Designs, who asked participants to upcycled neckties for last month's challenge.  We had all sorts of awesome entries, all of which can be viewed on our contest's Pinterest board!

I love how Endure Upcycled Designs gave examples to encourage creativity.

Upcycled Wedding Garter, "Something Blue"

March's winners have been featured on the front page of our site all month long! Endure Upcycled Designs selected these winners:

First Place

Business Suit Tie Purse by Koop Designs

Second Place

Mermaid Necklace by Swoosh by Scrollwork

April's Upcyclers challenge has just a few days left to enter. Check out the team's discussion boards for details. SweetSomeday selected toliet paper rolls for this clever challenge!

Thanks, Bee

The Wooden Bee 

Love 2 DIY on the Weekend: Earth Day Edition

Earth Day is just around corner, in fact it's Monday!  Upcyclers craft their wares every day with the earth in mind but this weekend we'll show you ways you can join us with fun upcycled DIY projects for the whole family.

What better way to celebrate the earth this Earth Day than with a rock collection?  Pop Tabilicious shows us how she turned a thimble display case into a rock display case for the kids. Check it out!

If gardening is your thing, how about upcycling some old dishes into a bird feeder or bath to beautify your garden and feed your feathered friends.  Here is the one I made from a thrifted flower pot and a really cool lizard bowl:

If you're sprucing up the indoors, how about this awesome rug made from a hula hoop and T-shirts.  I think it's pretty awesome!

However you choose to celebrate Earth Day, have some fun and save some trash from hitting the landfill.

Happy DIYing!

Tricia from Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {4}

Welcome back to our Upcycled Linky Party - weekly party #4.  Before we dive in, let's take a look at a few highlights from last week.

The Wooden Bee showed us how to turn a few ordinary thumb tacks into extraordinary thumb tacks with a bit of wine cork.  Be sure to swing by her blog to see how you can make a set of your own:

Whether you're the creative type who exhibits their work at art and craft fairs and need a fabulous way to send purchases home with your customers or you're looking for a unique way to present a birthday gift, look no further than this. I've taken a few items from the recycle bin; newspaper, cereal box and some T-shirt yarn to create this fun and colorful gift bag.  Be sure to check out the tutorial.

And just in case you need a little more cork in your life (along with a few bottle caps), this week's shop feature comes to us from Our Children's Earth.  These Friendly Snakes are the cutest, don't you think?

Now on to Linky Party #4?  Here's the run down on the rules:

1.  Feel free to link up no more than one upcycled tutorial that you created and one upcycled item from your shop each week.
2.  Please don't link up the same items or blog posts as in previous weeks, let's keep it fresh.
3.  Follow Love 2 Upcycle by email or Google connect.
4.  This is a party so socialize!  Visit at least one shared link and leave a meaningful comment or "favorite" it if it is an Etsy shop item.  It would be nice if you followed them as well, but it is not required.
5.  Please keep it family friendly and upcycled!  We reserve the right to remove any links that aren't appropriate.

Now, show us what ya got:

#Follow Friday~ Blogs 2 Love!

This post is late today because it took me all day to go through the over 150 team member blogs on our 'Blogs 2 Love' list! That meant clicking to each one and looking at the blog content for relevancy and then checking the shop links to see if the shop was still open. It was actually fun to see all the great stuff you've written, note the progress and then check out the shops that were active~ even reading some of the reasons some were in vacation mode was interesting!

But it did take all day!

Anyway, it was all Tricia's fault! You know her~ the new host of our Linky Parties on Monday! Just kidding about it being her fault, lol, but she did mention in her last party post that it would be great for members to leave invitations to join our Linky Parties on upcycling blog posts they like. It was then I started thinking about all the great content I've seen on the ones on our bloglist and also about the fact that I haven't updated it or our 'Blogs 2 Love' page in forever (and a day). So off I clicked!

I've pared down the list a bit~ sometimes it was a tough decision because I really hoped they might start writing and selling again, but I figured I'd also announce that all former 'bloglisters' are welcome back and we'd love to link up some new ones! So you have a few choices on how to do that.

1. Join the Linky Party on Mondays!

2. Get in touch with Tricia from Upcycled Stuff~ she might feature your upcycling DIY's and tutorials in a 'Love 2 DIY on the Weekend' edition or maybe in her Linky Party post.

3. Send me (Cat, your fearless leader from Collagical) your blog link and I will add it to the bloglist.

4. ALL OF THE ABOVE!

In the meantime, here are a few Blogs 2 Love for now, until I redo our Blogs 2 Love page, which I hope to start updating weekly and announcing as part of our new Follow Friday supplements to our Linky Parties. Just another way to get you psyched up for 'Love 2 DIY' weekend projects and the Monday Linky Parties!

Woohoo!


Please remember to be kind and take the time to follow these fantastic bloggers!

Brizel Handcraft's Personal Project: Planet Earth Stool Cover Using Mike's T-Shirt Yarn

Once There Was a Shirt... from Prairie Peasant

Found Beauty Studio's Before and After: Vintage Chest Restoration

BEFORE

Mostaza Seed's Cafe Curtains, Peanut Butter Pancakes & a Secret Garden

Giant Upcycled Bubble Blowers from the Upcycled Design Lab

So there you go~ Blogs 2 Love and to Follow! But hurry up, there's only a little time left this

#FollowFriday!

TGIF~

;) Cat

Upcycled Linky Party {3}

And the projects just keep coming!  Last week's linky party (our second) certainly didn't disappoint.  If you didn't have a chance to swing by, be sure to get caught up on all the upcycled goodness here.   Here are few highlights from last week's party.

This one made me cringe and smile all at the same time!  You see, I've been scouring local thrift stores for this very dressing table for nearly a year.  I have big dreams to restore it to its original beauty.  So I cringed when I saw the very vanity I wanted all for myself turned into a child's art center.  But then I smiled because it was such a clever use of a roadside find and so beautifully done.  What do you think of the makeover that Jessica over at Mom 4 Real gave it:

I absolutely love shutters and Denise from Denise...On A Whim shows us one shutter two ways.  Boy they're cute, aren't they?

And finally our shop highlight this week comes from Joyce at Carolina Purses.  Let me be straight with you, I think this handbag is beautiful and well made.  In fact, I'm sure you wouldn't think it made from an old leather jacket unless someone told you so.  But, I will also admit that I may be a bit biased.  You see Joyce lives less than hour from me and I do a bit of business in her hometown of Anderson, SC.  So maybe we've even met??  Joyce, come see me at the Anderson Spring Craft Market (at the Farmers Market) on Saturdays in May.  Love to meet you.  Where was I? Oh yeah, her gorgeous purse made from a leather jacket:

Who's ready for Linky Party #3?  Here's the run down on the rules:

1.  Feel free to link up no more than one upcycled tutorial that you created and one upcycled item from your shop each week.
2.  Please don't link up the same items or blog posts as in previous weeks, let's keep it fresh.
3.  Follow Love 2 Upcycle by email or Google connect.
4.  This is a party so socialize!  Visit at least one shared link and leave a meaningful comment or "favorite" it if it is an Etsy shop item.  It would be nice if you followed them as well, but it is not required.
5.  Please keep it family friendly and upcycled!  We reserve the right to remove any links that aren't appropriate.

Now, show us what ya got:

Sustainable Sundays: earthbound

April makes me think of Earth Day, and even though I think every day should be Earth Day, this month I will be highlighting earthy finds from Team Upcyclers.  Handmade items to help us celebrate a month that should remind us of the importance of our planet. Each year we should set goals to recycle, reuse and of course upcycle more. We can all find more ways to help and April is the perfect time to get started.

Upcycled cashmere stress ball by Castoncastaway

"I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?"                    ~ Robert Redford

Peace Symbol Pendant by YesAnastasiaJewelry

Recycled Market Tote by DavidnVicki

Upcycled Cuff bracelet by PulpEcoJewelry

Upcycled T-shirt Pants by ohzie

Repurposed Wall Art by MagpieMusingsEast

Upcycled Soda Tab Earrings by PopTabilicious

This week's selections were from new & old Upcyclers found actively promoting the team. See more by searching teamupcyclers on Etsy.

"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority."         ~ Elwyn Brooks White

Happy April!

Bee

The Wooden Bee

Spring Collections from Upcyclers

Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. ~ Aldo Leopold

Please enjoy these eco-friendly collections from Team Upcyclers. They are handmade treasuries curated this week by upcycling shops on Etsy.

Which spring collection is your favorite?

'Nothing Like a Good Rebirth - the Art of Reuse...' by brizelsupplies

... from TeamUpcyclers !Are you ready for Earth Day ?

Handmade Upcycled Leath... SalvagedJewelr... $28	Ecofriendly MERRY Brown... RetroRehabShop $45	Bright Sights - Blinki... twitchandwhisk... $65	License Plate Birdhouse... SweetSomeday $35
Orange Clutch Vintage L... Art2Carry $44	Reusable Snack Bag - Gr... GreenerRoute $5.5	T Shirt Throw Pillow / ... ohzie $40	Lime Green Round Fabric... PrairieThreads $12
Set of upcycled handcra... BeyondTheJar $30	Leather Cuff, Women'... TrailerParkGyp... $22	Touch the Burner - RECa... twitchandwhisk... $18	Atlas Index Page Envelo... PrairiePeasant $9
Brown Tie Dye T Shirt Y... IdleHandsYarnS... $7.35	Shimmery fish mirror re... AntsyArtist $30	Upcycled / Recycled / T... ohzie $40	Reusable Cloth Wipes Pa... LoverOfLifeDes... $10

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'The Promise of Spring...' by brizel4TheAnimals

... is the return of the warmth of the sun - expressed here with the color yellow. April is also the month where the planet celebrates Earth day. All items here are made or sold by members of the TeamUpcyclers Team.Happy Spring !

Zipper Flower Brooch Ye... CreatedbyLee $18	Computer Chip Earrings ... clonehardware $10	Yellow Colored Vinyl Re... colerainecreat... $14.95	Faux retro yellow black... suzannelogorma... $24
Yellow floral head band... fairyshadow $14	Yellow T Shirt Yarn Rec... MikesTShirtYar... $6.8	Upcycled JOY Burlap Ban... enduredesigns $20	Tie dye decor dish, upc... AntsyArtist $25
Summer Squeeze Sketches... EcoImbiber $18	Washcloth Pretty Yellow... IdleHandsBouti... $14.95	Yellow Flower Metal Art... MetalArtDude $25	Wine Cork Keychains - p... TheWoodenBee $2.5
Laminated Cotton--Wipe ... LoverOfLifeDes... $7	Upcycled "One Worl... HymoWear $8	vintage shank buttons D... brizelsupplies $4.99	Rainbow Golden Yellow H... happygomiller $45

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'Mariposas y Flores ' by adchandler

A little Spring love brought to you by Team Upcyclers. It's the time of the year to REsolve to rebirth, reinvent, reuse, recycle, and repurpose.:D

Vintage 80s Hard Rock &... fibersforpeace $44	Wine Cork Keychain - ye... TheWoodenBee $3.75	Lotus Flower Sculpture:... TimbreDesignSt... $32	First Love Mini Collage... Collagical $8
Serene Village - Custom... SereneVillage $30	Bottlecap Necklace - Pu... Pelemele $5.99	Tulip Flower Candle Sti... StrawberryFiel... $25	Adorable succulent terr... TheLovelySuccu... $17.5
3 Small Beach Pebbles ... forestinspirat... $4	Handmade Small Zippered... RecycledLilies $12	Clay and Glass Beaded M... Phoenixreborna... $20	3D Elephant With Glasse... urbarian $24
Decorative Magazine Bow... rhalvaksz $25	Upcycled Recycled Repur... EarthChildArt $10	Mosaic Stained Glass Le... coveredinglass $30	Vintage Catalog Papillo... rosalynvintage $10

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'Emerald... and Other Shades of Green' by FabTabulous

100% Team Upcyclers. Check us out! We're eco-friendly.

Newsboy Hat Pattern Han... PepperberryKni... $6	Yarn Treats: Mint Choco... coolclimates $23	Blue Green Vintage Marb... InJoyEmporium $4.95	24 Dried Green Chinese ... MomsantiquesNt... $3
Ponytail holders made o... rosemauve $12	T Shirt Infinity Scarf ... ohzie $25	Set of 4 wine bottle gl... GroovyGreenGla... $35	Free Shipping eco frien... Relogyyy $20.5
Polish beer can Wallet,... TinkanDesigns $14	Emerald green fairy ves... SwooshbyScroll... $55	Totally Tubular Upcycle... JaneKoopman $15	Upcycled Steampunk Clot... enduredesigns $20
Colorful headband or ea... LaGagiandra $23	Green Chalkboard Magnet... LayOffTheBooks $6	Recycled Vintage Beer B... bottledupdesig... $28	Green Pet Bed Upcycled ... UpcycledStuff $54

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