We Love Our Giveaways!

We love our fans~ We've had a fantastic response to our Giveaways and can't wait to get more sponsors soon! Your comments are encouraging to us that you, like our members, Love 2 Upcycle and that this is not a trend~ it's a movement!

On that note, let's announce the winner of last week's giveaway!

Congrats, Berendina Dykema!! You've won a custom color Owl Baby from

Spin A Yarn!

Thanks again to our fans who entered~ and especially to Dena and Adrianna from
Spin A Yarn for their support of our efforts to spread the word about upcycling! We wish them continued success with their upcycled products and especially with their charitable efforts and youth education!

If you are interested in supporting Upcyclers and the upcycling movement, please consider sponsoring a giveaway! Contact us at Teamupcyclers@Gmail.com

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!

 

More Pull Tab Creations by Upcyclers:

Crandall's Jewelry and Accessories

Pop Flops by Pop Top Shop

Brilliant Creations by Pop Top Fashion