Upcycled Linky Party {39}

Hey did you sneak a peak at last week's upcycled linky party projects?  There were several fun Valentine's Day projects linked up as you can imagine.  But with a few tweaks to this one from Little Brags, it is just perfect for Easter.  I'm such a sucker for a cute little bunny, be sure to swing by her blog to see all the "junk" finds she used in her Bunny Kisses Vignette:

And if that li'l bunny doesn't get you in the mood for spring, this one should.  The bushcrafter came up with an excellent way to decorate and reuse plastic containers, I love the colors:

In honor of the olympics, this week's shop feature comes from Books Etc. These cute little envelopes are made from old book pages:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #39.  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 whatcha got: 

Upcycled Linky Party {37}

Hey, hey!! It's time for another Upcycled Linky Party.  There was some pretty awesome projects linked up last week so be sure to check it out if you missed it.  Here are few highlights....

I love the colors in this scrap wood key holder AND that it's made from wood flooring leftovers, clever.   Check out how she made it on the Reduce, Reuse, Renewed blog.

This tutorial for a felted wintry bag has me inspired to go dig up some wool sweaters from Goodwill.  Check out the full details at Gina's Craft Room.

This week's shop feature comes from Once Upon A Firefly.  Isn't this just the sweetest tassel made from a salt shaker? 

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #37.  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 whatcha got: 

This Week's Linky Party is hosted by Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {36}

Welcome to another fabulously upcycled Monday.  Just in case you missed all the fantastic ways to store your pens/pencils in last week's Upcycled Linky Party, I thought I'd throw in one more this week.  Buttons and Paint is at it again with this fun little Capri Sun Pencil Pouch.  Check out the full DIY and make one of your own:

You've all seen those T-shirt quilts, right?  Well, I love this little spin on the concept by Vicky Meyers.  She's taken her hubbies old striped work shirts and created a pretty nifty little design for her quilt.  Be sure to click through to see the full quilt photos:

This week's shop feature comes to us from Little Vintage Chest.  This is such a sweet little print on old book pages.

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #36.  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 whatcha got:

This Week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {35}

Maybe it's because we are three weeks into the new year and it's about time for all of our New Year's resolutions to begin slipping to the wayside that I'm attracted to the pencil pots that were linked up to last week's Upcycled Linky Party.  Where else shall we put all the pens and pencils that we are using to keep all those lists of things that we are supposed to be doing in the new year, right?

Buttons and Paint always brings us some fabulous DIY projects and this week was no different when she shows us how to make a super quick wooden pencil pot made from a large branch:

How about this version of a pencil pot that doesn't look at all like a pencil pot?  Reinvent and Upcycle shows us not only how to upcycle a mason jar into a fancy pencil pot but gives us a pretty way to keep our pens from getting lost!

This week's shop feature is super yummy!  Check out these sweet Starburst Headbands from La Alicia:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #35.  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 whatcha got:

Upcycled Linky Party {34}

Let's get party #34 started shall we?  Oh wait, let's take a look back at a couple of last week's link ups first.  I just love this DIY project using broken bits of glass bottles from Serendipitini, be sure to check out the Beach Glass Earrings tutorial.

Bug and Boy makes some very interesting updates to her thrift store finds, they are quite the masterpieces.  Check it out:

I love this cute little notebook made from a London Map and matching Monopoly card from MooseInTheMint:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #34.  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:

This week's Linky Party is hosted by Tricia from Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {32}

Happy Cyber Monday!  If you took advantage of the Black Friday Sales and plan on continuing to shop 'til you drop online today, you'll need some fabulous upcycled wrapping ideas.  The Upcycled Linky Party #31 had a couple of great ideas.  Like this one from Vicky Meyers: 

And I shared some gift tag options.  Be sure to hop over to my blog to see more.

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #32.  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:

This week's Linky Party is hosted by Tricia from Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {31}

Hey guys and gals, party time!  We'll be taking next week off for the Holiday but we're here this week so grab a link to a favorite project or shop item and get ready to link it up.  First a look back at last week. 

Did you see the sweet refinish that Georgia Lee did on this poor little chair? Be sure to check it out:

And if you're looking for a project to do over the long holiday weekend, the Wooden Bee has a great tutorial for wine cork garland:

And this week's fabulous shop highlight is a skeleton key bracelet made by Goat and Kettle

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #31.  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:

This week's Linky Party is hosted by Tricia from Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {28}

Happy Halloween Week!  Yep, week!  I know some of you are just crazy....about the holiday, that is.  So I hope you'll celebrate to your hearts content all week long.  I'm more of a Fall gal.  I celebrate the season, so I just fell in love with the rustic look of this scrappy wall hanging that was linked up to last week's Upcycled Linky Party.  Check out Another Bright Idea for all the details:

And if you're looking for that perfect Fall bag, why not grab an old corduroy men's shirt and transform it into this adorable handbag from Creating My Way to Success:

As we round out National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought this T-shirt Dress from Our Children's Earth was an appropriate shop feature this week:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #28.  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:

This week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {27}

Hey did you check out last weeks Upcycled Linky Party?  There were some pretty nifty upcycled projects and items linked up.  Not the least of which was this cool little nature project.  Admittedly, I HAD to click through just to find out what a conker was.  The lovely ladies over at Buttons and Paint called this project a Conker Pot Stand, be sure to check it out:

And Cindy over at the Upcycled Design Lab showed us that there is just no reason to get rid of a piece of clothing because it doesn't fit quite right.  See how she took his jacket from drab to fab with with a needle and thread:

This weeks shop feature comes from Serendipitini  and is this fabulous sun catcher made from reclaimed iron work, glass bottle bottoms and an assortment of other upcycled goodies:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #27.  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:

This week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {26}

It was a few weeks ago when I greeted you with "Happy Fall, Y'all" for the official start to Autumn.  But it hasn't really felt like Autumn until this past week, the weather is cooler and the leaves in my neck of the woods have just started to fall.  So it felt pretty natural to highlight  a couple of the Autumn themed tutorials linked up from last weeks linky party.

I'm loving all the fall colors and pine cones on this fabulous Fall bunting from Another Bright Idea

The Wooden Bee brought us another fabulous (and easy) cork project for Halloween

And this weeks shop feature is this Upcycled Snack Wrapper Necklace from La Alicia, ya gotta do something with all those candy wrappers!

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #26.  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:

This week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

Upcycled Linky Party {25}

Why hello there, I'd like to introduce you to Mr. Bouncy.  He is a snake, a simple snake, a upcycled snake.  If you've got an old phone cord or cellphone charger and a couple of corks laying around (I know I do) you too can create this fabulous toy for the little or guy or gal in your life.  And you have the Upcycled Linky Party #24 to thank for it so be sure to swing by our Our Children's Earth for the full tutorial.

And if not for this very party you wouldn't know that you could sew a real pressed Autumn leave onto some upcycled denim either.  Thank you to Gina's Craft Corner for this fabulous tutorial.

And don't forget to shop with the many upcycling artists on Etsy.  You can find some really fabulous, one-of-a-kind upcycled creations like this Recycled Sweater Jacket:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #25.  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:

This week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

#Follow Friday~ More Blogs 2 Love!

Here are a few Blogs 2 Love directly from our Upcycled Linky Parties!

From Jill Shepherd's blog~ 
Creating My Way To Success!

I have several nighties in my clothes upcycling stash and had an idea as to how they could best be upcycled.

The soft, silky fabric makes for beautiful little bags made using my Fabric Origami Bag tutorial:

Gina's New Fall Bag with Pressed Leaves

Well, I have had an interesting week or two of sewing.  Besides this bag, I was also trying to make a dress for my daughter out of one of my husband's shirts.... BOMBED!  I've also been working on some little booties that were supposed to be so easy.  Thanks Martha Stewart!  They were pretty easy, but they looked so cheap.  I'm trying to improve on those and will hopefully write about them soon.

As far as this project....it almost bombed.  I guess that should be expected when you're experimenting with new things.  For a while now I have been trying to figure out how I can combine my two loves, sewing and pressed flowers/leaves, into a bag.  Improvements need to be made with the concept, but I'm really happy with the end result.  I hope you like it too!

Adding Some Detail To Frames and Another Cute Planter Idea by Christine~ little BRAGS

 Hello Lovely's, today I want to show you how I dressed up 2 frames in our little boy's bathroom.

  

How to Make a Clothes Protector - Hanger Cover 

from a vintage Pillowcase from Cottage Creations~

How to Build an Indoor Swing~ from Sarah @ Iamhardware.com

The swing is my personal favorite of the tree house project and I’ve got great news, it’s easy. Like my-mom-is-so-amazing-in-an-hour easy. Buying a swing is around 50 buckaroos. This baby cost be less than $10!  Follow the tutorial at this link.

From Broken to Useful from All Things Alysha~


This wooden chair was left outside and started to fall apart. So I placed a flower pot in the broken bottom part and placed it in our front yard. We used to have a large bush there but the landscaping people needed to access the sprinklers so they cut it down leaving an eye sore of a stump. This broken chair/flower stand is a great way to hide something ugly and use something that would have gone to the dump. I'm planning on turning the broken top part into a trelis for climbing plants but that's for another day. . .

Check out some of our past Upcycled Linky Parties for more great Blogs 2 Love~ and please remember to follow and comment!

Love 2 DIY on the Weekend~ with Upcycled Stuff!

Sometimes you just have to hit a 'typo' to find a treasure on the internet!!

I was on YouTube looking for some upcycling videos to post on our Facebook page and I tried typing in upcycled and didn't come up with much. So I tried upcycled stuff. Only I forgot the space!

Well, there was Tricia and her 'Upcycled Stuff'!

But when I had tried that in the past, I never saw her. But I had typed the space between upcycled and stuff. And no Tricia.

What's my point?

I am always boggled by search engines. They skip the most relevant results and give you random stuff sometimes that is so irrelevant!

Lesson learned? Try some quirky search tags, try eliminating the space, sometimes you even have to tell Google to shut up and listen, that what you typed is what you wanted and no, you didn't mean something else! Upcycled has been considered misspelled every time I enter it anywhere, but one day, they might just recognize the term. In the meantime, keep searching for jewels like Tricia's Upcycled Stuff (without the space for now) DIY Videos.

Which by the way was the real point of this post!

Here's some of her most popular ones, the number of views range but I came up with about 100,000 views on her various tutes before I stopped counting!











Who knew we had a 'DIY Diva' in our midst? I have been so grateful to Tricia for all her hard work on our Linky Parties, and now I am also grateful to have someone so motivated and creative on our team! I admire her drive and dedication, without her (and Bee) we would have had a pretty boring blog these past months due to my absence for family reasons.

So here's a shout out to you, Tricia, our resident blog extraordinaire and 'YouTube' star!!! Keep reaching for the moon!

Upcycled Linky Party {19}

Let's be clear, this is a blog about upcycling.  We love upcycling.  We love to encourage others to upcycle.  But you know those projects that just don't go the way you planned and you think to yourself, why didn't I just buy a new one?  We have all had those days!  And while we don't want to encourage you to just buy new, we do want you to know that you are not alone.  During last week's Upcycled Linky Party we were treated to a post by Selkie Mum that let us all know that we were not alone in our sometimes failed adventures.  Although I wouldn't exactly call hers a failed adventure, just look at the fabulous Play Kitchen she made from a free piece of hand-me-down furniture:

And did you see this TP roll cuff bracelet made in the Upcycled Design Lab?  A great majority of the bracelet is constructed of paper products but I love how it turn out looking like a metal cuff. Be sure to hop over to the lab not only to see how to make one of your own but also to be entertained with her wit and charm!

This week's shop feature is brought to us by Perfect Tin who upcycles all sorts of vintage tins into one of a kind jewelry pieces.  I love the earrings made from a vintage child's noisemaker that were linked up to last week's party, check 'em out:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #19.  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: This week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia from Upcycled Stuff.

Upcycled Linky Party {18}

Here we are for the eighteenth week, giving you a reason celebrate Monday!  Did you have a chance to check out any of last week's links?  I {heart} this tassel from Moonbeams & Fireflies, it's made from an orphaned salt shaker:

And I'm kinda in love with this sewing drawer makeover from Junkin Jane, and it has no connection to my obsession with turning old drawers in pet beds either ;)

This week's featured shop item comes from a new linky participant, Orlo Subito.  She's got some super fun shopping bags made from salvaged T-shirt:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #18.  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: This week's Upcycled Linky Party is hosted by Tricia from Upcycled Stuff.

Upcycled Linky Party {17}

It's Monday and you know what that means...time to PARtay!  But let's revisit the good times we had last week first.  One of my favorite places to shop is the Habitat for Humanity ReStore and I always see piles upon piles of second hand switch plates.  Our Children's Earth shared a fabulous tutorial with the perfect way to upcycle all those seconds.  Check it out:

And now I'm totally going to feature my own project from last week because I just love it!  It's a lidless thrifted teapot turned bird house and I show you the SUPER simple way that I made mine.

And finally, this week's shop feature comes from LaAlicia who folded these adorable earrings from security envelopes.  Love 'em!

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #17.  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:

Upcycled Linky Party {16}

Welcome back to another Upcycled Linky Party.  Before we get to linking up, here are some highlights from last week's Upcycled Party.

I love repurposing dishes in the garden, but I like to find dishes that are already painted.  That's mostly because my talent doesn't lie within painting them myself.  This is not the case with the talented folk over on the Crazy for Savings blog.  Check out how you can make your own beautifully decorated garden art with thrifted plates:

Also for the outdoors - did you see this crazy cinderblock couch??  I have only three words for it.  Oh. My. Word.  I can nearly guarantee that nobody else in the neighborhood has one quite like it!

That just leaves us with a shop feature.  I love this steampunk watch bracelet from Our Children's Earth:

Now on to the Upcycled Linky Party #16.  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: