Showing posts with label green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green. Show all posts

April 22, 2012

Sustainable Sundays: 24 HOUR Earth Day SALE

Happy Earth Day!

Team Upcyclers is celebrating Earth Day with these 21 eco-friendly shops! Each amazing shop is offering their favorite Earth Day Tip AND an Earth Day coupon! These special savings are ONLY for TODAY! Yep, that's right! 24 hours of UPCYCLED SAVINGS just to celebrate Earth Day 2012!

Our shops have joined together to offer you the SAME COUPON CODE for easy shopping: UpcycleEarthDay 

Lower case, capital, it doesn't matter this special coupon will work at ALL participating Upcyclers shops. Coupon will work differently at each shop though. Check out the shops' specific savings (and their Earth Day tips) below:


Offering fine art crafts made from recycled materials including memory boxes, steampunk design wind chimes, votive holders, and much more for your home and garden. 

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!
Earth Love's Green Living Tip:
Cardboard paper rolls (toilet paper, paper towels, wrapping paper) make excellent packing materials.  They amount to 160 million tons of trash yearly when thrown into regular trash.

Offing hand dyed and upcycled accessories such as this Upcycled Bottle Cap Bookmarks! Ten percent of their sales are donated to Animal Rescue.

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

ArtAgain's Earth Day Tip:
The fronts and backs of cereal boxes make GREAT mailing envelopes for smaller items. Cut the box apart, fold the panel in half, tape the long and one short side with packing tape. Slip in your item and seal. Tape shipping label to package and ship!


Offering jewelry made from re-purposed antique and vintage finds.  Each piece is full of history and one of a kind, like this pretty field necklace!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

Channing Taylor's Earth Day Tip:
I keep the glass jars, plastic containers and cardboard boxes from food products I buy to store jewelry supplies, protect things I'm shipping and leftovers!


Offering eco-friendly creations for you, your home and your children! They have a large section of eco supplies and we love their upcycled record bowls!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 30% off everything except the Didgeridoo's!

Our Children's Earth Earth Day Tip:
One of the best ways to help the Earth is to Reuse items. So instead of throwing clothing away create a Clothing Swap. Then your friends, neighbors and coworkers can come and swap clothes for themselves and their kids.


Offering recycled T-shirt yarn and items upcycled from T-shirts. Mike selects beautiful colors, like this bulk lot of minty green yarn!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

Mike's T Shirt Yarn Earth Day Tip:
Save Water. When I shower I run the water long enough to get all wet. Then I turn the water off while I get all soapy. Turn the water back on and rinse. Saves water, saves energy heating the water and reduces my water heating costs.


Offering ecofriendly home decor and upcycled craft supplies, like these DIY wine cork coasters.

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

The Wooden Bee's Earth Day Tip:
Lower your thermostat, or buy a programmable thermostat. We purchased one last year and have had lower electric bills since we installed it!


Offering Scrabble tile pendants and other upcycled creations. Check out this lovely tile necklace!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

k5art's Earth Day Tip:
Change all your billing statements to paperless and make your payments online to cut down on paper cost and waste

Offering reincarnated wares for you, your home and the earth! Check out this cell phone case made from a men's tie.

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

Rain from remainewicked gave several Earth Day tips:
buy local
buy organic
grow your own
reduce
reuse
recycle
repurpose
upcycle
be a friend :)


Offering a large variety of recycled yarn, t-shirt yarn, and other upcycled fabric finds.

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

Idle Hands Yarn Supply's Earth Day Tip:
So my new passion is clothing that is upcycled from unwanted clothing. I know shops on Etsy that makes the cutest women's undies from unwanted t-shirts, dresses from fabric taken from unwanted clothing, purses made from unwanted leather bomber jackets, and more. Upcycled clothes have more personality and are always one of a kind. :)



Offering handmade upcycled vintage jewelry, like this classy necklace!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 15% off!

This N That's Earth Day Tip:
Buy recycled products, that way there is more of an incentive for people to recycle.


Offering uncommon paper mache sculptures and upcycled jewelry, like this pretty earrings made from a bicycle inner tube.

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 15% off!

Gloomstopper Studio's Earth Day Tips:
Know what your recycling company accepts and recycle everything you can, look at local programs that recycle less common products (electronics, Styrofoam, etc). If possible, buy long lasting products instead of more disposable products. Keep reusable bags in an easy to remember place for trips to the store.  


Offering one of a kind art yarn, handspun yarns, and other unique creations, like this upcycled yarn called Aruba

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

Coolclimates' Earth Day Tip:
I use old clothes, bedsheets and linens and recycle them into ribbon yarn to knit or crochet! 


Offering handmade accessories, sewn, crocheted, embroidered...and upcycled! Like this beautiful upcycled pincushion!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

RoseMauve Earth Day Tip:
Make compost! It is so simple and reduces a lot your garbage volume. Plus, you can grow your own wonderful vegetables!



Offering upcycled jewelry from recycled plastic and paper beads, like this beautiful necklace!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 30% off!

D'Ekoprokects Earth Day Tip is:
Don't throw it away - think what else can you do with it.


Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

Collagical's Earth Day Tip:
Read Love 2 Upcycle's daily online newspaper for environmental tips and news! 

Offerings useful items sewn from repurposed wool sweaters, like these fun wine glass collars!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for FREE shipping on dosmetic orders!

ReWoolables Earth Day Tip:
We cut up paper that we incorrectly printed on, or junk mail that isn't printed on the back side, and staple them as a pad of paper for jotting down notes.



Offering one of a kind creations for your one of a kind child! Like these adorable dresses!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

Love in Everything's Earth Day Tip:
If you haven't started, try growing your own food. It can be a few pots of veggies, but it will make a big difference. It will give you an appreciation and connection to your food that has been lost.


Offering repurposed home decor treasures, like license plate birdhouses!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 10% off!

SweetSomeday's Earth Day Tip:
Use re-usable water bottles whenever possible. Although the stores are now offering water bottles that use less plastic, you are using no plastic at all if you just bring your own water bottle and refill at a sink, water fountain, or water cooler.


Offering vintage sewing patterns, vintage linens, vintage clothing, vintage accessories and more!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

I'm Sew Pretty's Earth Day Tip:
Follow Team Upcyclers boards on Pinterest for tons of upcycled ideas and creations. One of our favorite boards: LOVE 2 DIY 



Offering prints, digital sheets and JPEG's of my original photo art, vintage and antique photos, greeting cards, postcards, and more!

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 20% off!

Photo Art by cnicely Earth Day Tip:
Subscribe to Team Upcyclers Facebook feed for weekly upcycled updates, handmade treasuries, eco giveaways, and other reusable news.


Offering Glass art with a new focus on Recycled Glass.

Enter coupon code UpcycleEarthDay at checkout for 15% off!

Flower 7 Earth Day Tip:
Start an herb garden. If you live in a condo, you can get other people to grow gardens and trade herbs.

WOW! Amazing right? So many green shops offering upcycled savings!  Enjoy these coupons TODAY only!

Happy Earth Day!

Bee
The Wooden Bee
www.thewoodenebee.etsy.com











April 15, 2012

Sustainable Sundays: Upcycled Weddings

Each Sunday we search and highlight upcycled creations made from over 1,900 sustainable shops on our Upcyclers Etsy Team!

This week I selected four lovely items perfect for those planning an eco-friendly wedding this spring!

Colorful Wedding Bridal Bouquet- Vintage Buttons and Silk Roses

Upcycled 3 tier cake stand made from vintage English bone china



You can find more sustainable wedding creations on Etsy by searching: teamupcyclers wedding when shopping!


I am also excited to report this Sunday kicks off an amazing week of Earth Day celebrations.  Be sure to check our blog daily for eco-friendly tips, giveaways and lots of fun stuff...including a 24 hour Earth Day SALE from our team!

Eco-friendly newlyweds not ready to start a family may love this...
Save Water, Get Dirty Upcycled Safe Sex Pillow by Ecolmbiber :)

Happy Sunday!
Bee
The Wooden Bee
www.thewoodenbee.etsy.com

January 29, 2012

Sustainable Sundays: Pir8t

Each Sunday we select one item to feature from over 1,700 sustainable shops on our Upcyclers Etsy Team! Any Upcyclers shop on Etsy that is actively selling, promoting and participating on our team is available for selection.

This week's upcycled selection is...



Unique art is found throughout this wonderful Upcyclers shop! This particular piece really caught my eye. The featured necklace has a recycled bottle cap pendant with a silver peace symbol suspended in the resin above an earthy colored background.  The necklace is on a 16" black leather cord with silver findings and a magnetic clasp to complete it's quality design.
Pir8t, aka Randi, is a high school art teacher in Long Beach, Californa, who loves to create recycled and upcycled pieces in her "spare" time. Check out her shop for more amazing creations, including a Recycled Rialto Bottle Cap Ball Game!

Shop Stats:
Opened on Nov. 27th, 2007
93 for sale
328 sales
Feedback: 278, 100% positive

It is always hard to pick one upcycled item from all our active shops each week! Here are this week's runners up:

Upcycled Wool Sweater holder for lip balm or USB by Andreanne12

Upcycled Scrapbook Album with Journal Tags by EcoChiqueboutique

Upcycled Vintage Button & Feather Earrings by RedwingedBlackBirds

You can find more sustainable creations on Etsy by using our official team search tag: teamupcyclers when shopping.

Happy Upcycling!
~Bee
The Wooden Bee
inspired to recycle wood
www.thewoodenbee.etsy.com

January 25, 2012

Wasteless Wednesday~ "Grow Green"!

This Wasteless Wednesday, we offer you another week's worth of tips~ this time for "growing" GREEN!

How does your garden grow? How about your lawn or yard? Do you have plants in your home? How do you care for them? Do you use fertilizers? Pesticides? Do you overwater because you aren't using indigenous species?

Every bit of green you surround yourself with will help sustain our planet but only if you do it without wasting resources while keeping it green!

Here are our tips for the week:

1. Instead of a typical houseplant in a container~ imagine having a little slice of Earth in your home...a terrarium!


Bear Pair Bowl Terrarium by DoodleBirdie


2. Try raising your plants on air instead of water...

Air Plant Dance Valentine's Day Terrarium from Roots in Rust

3. Use organic or natural pesticides~ Did you know fleas can be repelled by Eucalyptus? There are plenty of home remedies to control insects and pests, just make an effort to find them!

Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil from Natural Earth

4. Consider carefully when you landscape your yard! Use indigenous, zone hardy and low maintenance plants. Use ground cover species instead of grass. Create ecological habitats for birds, bees and butterflies to encourage pollination.

Garden Mosaic Birdhouse from Winestone Birdhouses


5. Create a "Rain Garden" to catch the potential polluted run-off or stormwater from your property.




5. Use upcycled garden decor or statuary in your yard, patio or outdoor areas~

Yellow Flower Metal Art Sculpture from Metal Art Dude


Metal Flower Garden Candle Holder by Tink and Designs


6. Support and consume organically grown foods and products. Local if you can, but always consider the source!

Gourmet Chinchilla Yummies from Brizel4theAnimals


7. Encourage others to grow their own or "Grow Green"!

Veggin' Out Seed Kit Gift Basket from Humble Seed


We hope you found a way to Waste Less last week and PLEASE spread the word about Wasteless Wednesday~ Have a great week!


October 30, 2011

Sustainable Sundays: Corrugated Mosaics


Upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality and higher environmental value. 

Upcyclers is a team of 1415 shops that are upcycling all over the world!
Each Sunday we feature a sustainable product from one Upcyclers shop that helped with the success of our team.

This week's featured shop and item...

Mixed Pair of 4x6 Photo Frames, made from corrugated boxes

Corrugated Mosaics, by Luci Lytle, is an unusual collection of one of a kind creations that transform recycled materials and found objects into Fine Art & Crafts.  We love her slogan, "Turning corrugated boxes inside out and upside down!"  Luci is new to Etsy and Team Upcyclers and we are excited to welcome her amazing creations! 

Shop Stats:
Opened August 25th, 2011
28 items for sale
0 sales
No feedback yet

Luci also has another upcycled Etsy shop, FoundonCurb, which was opened in June 27th, 2011 and already has 31 sales! Here she features found recycled and vintage materials, like this lot of recycled glass: caramel marbled matchsticks!


It is always hard to pick one upcycled item from all our active shops each week! You can find more sustainable creations on Etsy by using our official team search tag: teamupcyclers when shopping.

Happy Upcycling until next week,
~Bee
The Wooden Bee
www.thewoodenbee.etsy.com

September 22, 2011

Greener Shopping: Plastics - part 2

Last week I wrote about plastic resin codes.  This week, I’m going to further discuss what we, the consumer, can do to wisely use and reduce plastics in our daily lives.  If take three small steps to understand plastic, we can make better choices for our health and the health of the planet.

Recycling is a big part of using plastics.  The first thing you can do is find out what you can recycle locally.  Not all recycling programs take all seven resin codes so check with your county to see available options.
Sustainable living options aren’t huge here in the South, so I am excited to say that our curbside recycling program takes all seven codes, everything but Styrofoam and plastic bags!  Our local zoo will recycle Styrofoam, and of course grocery stores and office supply stores will recycle the plastic bags. Realizing that I could recycle all the plastic I was using was a big start to a greener shopping list!

The second step is reducing the amount of plastic we use. I’ve spent the last two years trying to find ways to reduce the plastic in our life. I thought I’d share a few of them that have been successful with our family of four:

Reduce sandwich bag use.  When our daughter started school we invested in some adorable reusable cloth sandwich bags on Etsy.  They have been great and easy to clean.  I still use sandwich bags for things like freezing the fish that we catch but I am using at least 5 less bags a week, so that’s 260+ plastic sandwich a year that don’t go into the environment, (and I don’t have to pay for them).   Sandwich bag shown in photo was created by Upcyclers team member Greener Route.

Replace plastic with glass when possible. Each time my plastic salad dressing bottle was empty, I would replace it with a glass salad dressing bottle.  Sometimes there isn’t an option for glass (i.e. mayo, yogurt, cream cheese, etc), but I found I could find most condiments were available in a glass container.   

Stop using plastic water bottles. Use stainless steel water bottles or other reusable bottle options. This was one of the first things I tried to tackle, and it was easier that I thought it would be!

Use cloth bags.  Yes, I’m sure you’ve heard of this popular way of reducing plastic.   Plastic bags are offered to shoppers everywhere.  I use my cloth bags for more than grocery shopping though.  I try to keep different sized bags in my car so when I’m out running errands I can keep from using plastic everywhere I go.    A quick trip to the pharmacy I grab a small cloth bag I keep in my purse.  A trip to the local library and I grab the medium sized bag that is behind the seat of my car.  At the farmers market, I pull out my reusable produce bags.  When I forget them (because sometimes they bring the items in to the house and they don’t go back out), I ask for paper or just carry the items without a bag.  Produce bag shown in photo was created by Upcyclers team member TNTees

Upcycle plastic containers for non-food related tasks. We store crayons, toys, screws, beads, and an assortment of other household items in our leftover plastic containers. My favorite plastic containers to upcycle: yogurt, spinach, and nut.

Start small and pick one way you can reduce plastic in your life.  I didn’t change everything at once.  I would integrate one new method, and then I would move on to the next one.  



The third step is using plastic smarter.  We can’t eliminate all the plastic in our daily lives.  My two year old isn’t going to use a glass sippy cup, so I make sure that the plastic cups she does use are BPA free and have a resin code 2, 4 or 5 on them.  I make sure my food storage containers and other plastic wares display these less toxic resin codes on them as well.

If there is NO resin code on your plastic containers, call the manufacture and ask. Since the resin codes are only for recycling, this would tell me that the manufacture doesn’t care about the environment and recycling the plastic they are creating!
To help remember the resin codes, I hang a list on the inside of my kitchen cabinet ----->
See what else you can do to reduce and wisely use plastic, by visiting Healthy Child, Healthy World’s list of plastic solutions: http://healthychild.org/5steps/5_steps_1/

Whether it is buying organic, handmade or reducing plastic use, becoming ethical consumers is something that everyone should look into. Does value or values determine your purchases? Educating yourself about the products you buy & their affect on the environment is vital to our future and the future of our planet.



July 24, 2011

Reducing Consumer Waste

Reducing Consumer Waste…and I don’t mean just recycling.

Reducing consumer waste is an important part of sustainability. The importance of keeping waste out of our landfills is crucial to the health of our planet. It is reported that almost all landfills leak or eventually will leak as their liners decay and they leach toxins into our environment. Call it what you want, reducing, upcycling, repurposing or reusing, it is basic conservation of both raw and manmade materials, and reducing waste is crucial to our future.



Consumer Waste can be grouped into two categories:

Post Consumer Waste is generally the waste we routinely discard in our trash cans and at the dump. This is the waste that litters our highways and sidewalks. It is leftover from consumers buying products and either using them or creating waste from buying them. There are many different types of post consumer waste: paper waste like magazines and junk mail, disposable waste like batteries & tissues, broken items we no longer want, food waste, human waste, pet waste and water waste from different forms of cleaning are all considered post consumer waste.




The Wooden Bee upcycles some of our family’s post consumer waste. We reuse plastic containers for storage and organizing. We turn unwanted magazines and discarded beer cartons and cereal boxes into recycled wall art. We recycle shipping and packaging materials in our studio and in our orders. Our stain and paint rags are taken only from old tshirts & towels. Even the Sustainable Supplies section of our shop allows us to find unwanted hardware pieces a new home.




Pre Consumer Waste is a newer term to consumer waste. It is a material that was discarded before it was ready for consumer use. Pre-consumer waste is the reintroduction of manufacturing scrap (such as trimmings from paper production) back into the manufacturing process. Sometimes it is not thought of as traditional recycling, but is an important way to keep large amount of manufacturing waste out of our landfills. For example, if carpet companies can take their scraps and incorporate them back into their products, things like yarn, fiber and other natural resources will be saved from taking up landfill space.

We feel our wood, the main material we recycle, falls under both pre and post consumer waste categories. Sometimes we come across reclaimed wood that is decades old and has served another purpose like a cabinet door. It would obviously be considered post consumer waste. However, a large portion of our wood is left over from the new home construction process, and has been cut for cabinets and moldings but was never used. It comes to us raw, with no paint or stain, and often it never left the manufacturing facilities where it was cut. This wood is then the trimmings of the new home construction process and we are reintroducing it, therefore we feel it is pre consumer waste.




When I first went into business last year, we decided to call our wood “recycled wood,” since it fell into both of these categories. Since then, we decided “reclaimed wood” gave our audience a better understanding of our products as a whole, especially since many people don’t know about the term pre consumer waste. What category our wood falls into could be debated, but one thing is for sure, it is beautiful wood being saved from taking up landfill space!

Quick Tips to help Reduce Your Consumer Waste

• There are a number of online resources:
o Freecycle.Org is a great one! Just look up your local group and start recycling. Or you can check out Upcyclers' own version: Freeupcycle!
o Craigslist is another resource to help people buy, sell and trade things they no longer want or need.
o Etsy has a large selection of vintage items and using their search engines you can find amazing handmade creations made from all sorts of recycled materials.
• In your community, you can find resources like:
o Buy from and Donate to places like Good Will, the Salvation Army, and local church and charity consignment shops.
o Hold garage sales & visit estate sales.
o Donate to your local Habitat for Humanity’s Restore. They take almost ANYTHING for the home (except electronics & clothing) and will even take full gallons of unused paint, if you happened to buy too much or the wrong color.
• If you do have to buy new, try to buy durable.
o Take into consideration product packaging, product life, and the options you will have in recycling or reusing the product once it has come to the end of its shelf life.

Becoming ethical consumers is something that everyone should start looking into. Does value or values determine your purchases? Educating yourself about the products you buy & their affect on the environment is vital to our future and the future of our planet.

April 21, 2011

Weekly Giveaway: Tags and Favors!

This week's giveaway is also a DIY tip~ You can easily make these yourself, so even if you don't win the giveaway, you will come away with some simple ideas! These tags and favors are perfect for family and friends or if you are a shop owner, a little something extra for your customers.

You can find a tag punch in your favorite craft shop or online, use some colorful cardstock weight paper~ it can be anything! I've upcycled paint sample chips, postcards, greeting cards and even clothing tags. Glue on some embellishments, whatever matches your tag.

Punch a hole and add some colorful ribbon, yarn, rickrack, parcel string, raffia~ okay, you get the idea! You don't even need the tag punch, you can cut circles, rectangles, or cut out an  object printed on your cardstock!  Want to make it a bookmark, just don't add any 3D embellishments and Voila! You have a bookmark...






For a simple shower favor, or another idea for a little something extra for customers, you can try your hand at these customized memo pads.







You can buy a pack of Post-It's or generic memo pads in a block that can be divided into smaller pads. Find cardstock that matches the color of the paper and cut it to the width of the pad and 2 1/2 times the length.

First center the pad on the paper lengthwise and fold it up and over the pad, be sure the pattern on the paper is facing down! Crease the cardstock and remove the pad, crease again.

For a ribbon closure like these, cut a slit the width of some matching ribbon in one of the bottom folds, thread a piece through and lay 2" flat on the inside where the pad will sit. Be sure the ribbon is long enough to wrap around the closure button. For mine, I used Scotch Tie-Downs to wrap the ribbon around, but you can use your imagination to create all sorts of closures. You could do a ribbon tie by adding a ribbon under the pad coming out the top, for example. Just use a piece long enough to tie after you pass it under the memo pad, out the top and bottom.

Put some double stick tape or glue dots on the back of the memo pad and on the paper under where the ribbon will be, reset the pad on the cardstock with the ribbon underneath and press down to stick. After you've assembled the memo pad, add embellishments like stickers, stamps, little objects, etc.


If you'd like a chance to win these sets of tags and favors, it's easy!
Just browse, follow, tweet and share~ Here are the details:

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!

You can submit up to four entries, each must be entered HERE in a separate comment.

1. Browse my shop, Collagical, and tell me which item was your favorite.

2. Follow my blog~ Already a follower? Follow my other blog, I'm Sew Pretty!

3. Tweet about our giveaway or become a follower of Collagical's tweets!

4. Share a link to the giveaway on Facebook or become a fan of my page, Collagical!

Deadline to enter is Tuesday, April 26th at midnight. Random drawing on Wed. April 27th.
The WINNER will be announced with our next giveaway~ Thursday, April 28th.
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!

Email us at: teamupcyclers@gmail.com Tell us about the item for the giveaway and provide us with a link to your shop.





April 18, 2011

Monday's Makeover: ReUse Has Its Rewards!

Two weeks ago, we announced the Green is Universal contest, The Art of ReUse. Now, we've learned who the Top Ten Finalists are~ and as thrilled as we are for all the Etsy sellers who have made the finals, we can't help but root for one of our very own members of Upcyclers, Re-Zip It! Of course, we'd love it if they all became members, since our goal is to forward awareness of the upcycling movement, and each day we welcome new like-minded sellers to our ranks (We now have almost 750 members~). But today, we want to brag about just one member:
Heather from Re-Zip It!

Heather "hearts" zippers~ and as a full time, working and married mom, she has turned to creativity as a stress-buster. As she puts it, "My creative mind allows me to express myself, while making others smile and keeping the Earth GREEN all at the same time!"

And apparently her formula is working! Not only has she made it successfully to the finals, Heather has also found success on Etsy, having sold hundreds of her zipped-up flower brooches and other creations.

Heather takes these:





And "Re-Zips" them into these:














What's happens next? Heather and the other nine finalists will have their entries featured on the Today Show next week, in anticipation of the seven celebrity guest judges' decision on the winners. So stay tuned, and we'll let you know how this exciting adventure turns out!