Last week was groovy, thanks to Groovy Garbage~ our most recent sponsor of our Weekly Giveaway! And we know Maegan Morin is going to be feeling groovy now, she was #33 and the lucky winner of the Upcycled Inner Tube Pendant earrings they gave away! Congrats, Maegan!
This week we are proud to have The Paper Peddler as our sponsor! Liz loves to find the hidden possibilities in the garbage around us~ especially tin and paper! She is a paper piecing artist, scrapbooker, rubber stamper and upcycler. She's also a busy wife and mom to two children and, as she puts it, "entertained daily by two mini dachshunds and two hairy cats"!
We thought her Red Heart Diet Coke Flower Headband would be a perfect giveaway for the week of Valentine's Day!
See? It's cute as can be and just right for a special sweetheart! Or for you! You can find tons of other Pop can products, as well as The Paper Peddler's creative paper products and stamped art.
My favorite item in Liz's shop is the one above! She calls the letters "Tinage" and also stamps out numbers and flowers called "Metal Petals"~ you can order sets and custom collections by request. You can tell us what your favorite item is when you enter the Giveaway!
First, be sure you are a follower of this blog, Love 2 Upcycle~ not a
follower? Just look to the left and click. Voila! You are a follower.
But you haven't entered yet.
Now, you can choose 4 of the following ways to enter, up to 4 times!
1. Favorite The Paper Peddler on Etsy!
2. Add Liz to your circle on Etsy!
3. Tell us here about your favorite item in her shop!
4. Tweet this Giveaway on Twitter or Share it on Facebook!
5. Pin one of the items in The Paper Peddler on Pinterest!
Remember, only 4 entries count,
and each one must be left in a separate comment! If you don't have an
email listed on your bio, leave it here in one of your comments. Deadline to enter is Midnight, February 16th!
Winner will be randomly drawn using Random.org's generator.
Good Luck!
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Showing posts with label aluminum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aluminum. Show all posts
February 11, 2012
January 31, 2011
Pull Tabs: Myths and Truths by Pop Top Lady
When I started working with recycled aluminum pull tabs in my crochet, I realized I couldn't possibly drink enough (soda or beer) to supply my tab needs. I did not know a lot of people that could contribute either. So I started looking in the internet for alternatives. I remembered that the Ronald McDonald Charities collected them, but when I did my first search, I came across a page on Rumor Has It that caught my attention. Turns out they are not worth that much and a lot of those stories people tell about the VA Hospitals buying wheelchairs for veterans and the Kidney Society getting money for dialysis machines are just that...stories. They were isolated initiatives that took a life of their own and were somehow blown out of proportion by the people passing them on.
Over the years, looking at the hype created by these stories and the amount of people frustrated after collecting tons of tabs, serious initiatives started flourishing. Most of them don't do it for the money raised, but for the mobilization of people around their cause.
Read more about it on Squidoo...
Claudia is the PopTopLady, you can find her extraordinary crocheted and knitted fashions and jewelry in Claudia's Pull Tab Shop on Etsy. We are proud that she is a member of Upcyclers, an Etsy team of artists who Love 2 Upcycle!
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