March 30, 2013

Love 2 DIY on the Weekend: Easter Edition

Happy Easter weekend!  I hope you find a little DIY time for yourself in between cooking the Easter dinner and the Easter egg hunt.   Just in case you find those few moments of peace, here are some very appropriate DIY projects for this Easter weekend.

If you're home is suddently flooded with those plastic eggs that you just don't know what to do with, head over to TrashN2Tees and she'll give you "egg"xactly 14 ways to reuse them.  Including ideas like using them to store individual necklaces to keep them from tangling while you travel.  Of course, she also offers up plenty of crafting ideas, both hers and.....

Flower Made From a Plastic Easter Egg
by TrashN2Tees
....and others, like these adorable Plastic Egg Cupcakes from Creativity in Progress


And you can always substitute the plastic eggs for the real egg shell that I used to make this little spring time egg decoration:


I hope that gets the creative juices flowing just a little bit. What other ways do you repurpose those plastic eggs?

Happy Easter and Happy DIYing from Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

March 25, 2013

Introducing, an Upcycled Linky Party!

That's right, Monday is party day here on Love 2 Upcycle and we invite you to link up and share your latest upcycled creations.  As with most linky parties and blog hops, this party has a few rules and here they are:

1.  Feel free to link up no more than one upcycled tutorial that you created and one upcycled (or vintage) item from your shop each week.
2.  Follow Love 2 Upcycle by email or Google connect.
3.  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.
4.  Please keep it family friendly and upcycled!  We reserve the right to remove any links that aren't appropriate.

Follow these simple rules and your project may be featured next week.  Now party on....

March 23, 2013

Love 2 DIY on the Weekend: Spring Garden Projects

Happy Spring!  This is the most fabulous season of the year, don't you think?  Well, certainly members of Team Upcyclers have caught a bit of the Spring fever and it shows in their recent blog posts, like this upcycled twig vase from TheWoodenBee:

Flower Vase Made from a Tin Can and Twigs
Swing by Bee's gardening blog to see how you can use a spent tin can and a few twigs to make your own.

And for those of you aching for Spring to arrive but sadly live where the flowers haven't yet started to bloom, how about crafting this fabulous scrap fabric flower from VickyMeyersCreations:

Scrap Fabric Flower
Besides a bit of scrap fabric, this easy peasy flower also uses a plastic washer and a button.  That's it!

So what Spring projects are you working on this weekend?

Happy DIYing! from Tricia at Upcycled Stuff

March 20, 2013

Spring Into Spring Sales!

 Happy First Day of Spring!

Don't you just love a good sale? Especially when you are sprucing up for Spring! Check out some of these sales from Upcyclers' members~


Get 20% off all items from InjoyTreasures!



Get 50% off all Handmade Jewelry from Kofu Ecodesign!



10% off all items in the Intellectual Diva's Shop!


30% off all Clearance Items with coupon code from Tigerseyecrafts!


Sale and Clearance Prices on this and other items from Abounding Treasures!


Cute Clearance Items from VeryCreativeCreation!



Buy this or other items from Brizel4Animals marked Clearance and 100% goes to Charity!


Hope you love these great deals! We'll be sharing more soon~ Or if you're having a Spring Sale in your Etsy shop~ feel free to share it here in a comment with a link!

Happy Spring Shopping!
;) Cat

March 19, 2013

Tuesday's Treasuries~ A Greener Spring!

Spring is almost here~ and our team of Upcyclers are hoping it's a greener Spring for everyone!

'A Greener Spring' by eaststreetpins

From the upcyclers team....green and forward thinkers.


Whimsical Kichen Sculpt...
$32

set of 6 Napkin Rings, ...
$45

Steampunk Bee Brooch, C...
$40

License Plate Birdhouse...
$35

FRONT PAGE Featured MIn...
$30

Bella Donna Blue Handma...
$28

COW Art on Reclaimed Pi...
$28

Art Deco 1920's Ger...
$8

Eco Friendly, Upcycled,...
$15

Designer Pillow Cover ...
$55

Upcycled Wine Bottle Gl...
$56

Irish Green Cigarette S...
$24

Pop Tab Crochet Handbag...
$200

Two Sexy Hot Peppers Ha...
$5

Barkcloth Inspired Hand...
$79

Coin purse, change purs...
$5

'earthbound' by thewoodenbee

100% Team UpcyclersEtsy sellers dedicated to the upcycling movement.www.facebook.com/upcyclers


Marble Colored Vinyl Re...
$14.95

Recycled / UpCycled / T...
$40

Steampunk Ring, Filigre...
$22

Scrabble Tile Earrings:...
$8

Vintage Hershey's C...
$15

Upcycled Computer Capac...
$10

Pallet Wood Lap Trays S...
$32

Upcycled Puzzle Piece E...
$10

Sea Pottery from Maine ...
$10

Brown Vintage Button Ne...
$25

Vintage Wooden Desk / S...
$78

Handcrafted iPhone 5 ma...
$25

Music Box Dutch Girl pl...
$12

Keychains, Wine Cork Ke...
$3.75

Buffalo, NY Necklace - ...
$47.16

Cotton Tote, Tan and Bl...
$23

'The Way She Moves' by FuriousDesigns

Upcyclers Team Treasury


Bead Crochet Bracelet &...
$32

Whimsical Kichen Sculpt...
$32

Whimsical Colorful Geek...
$6

Green Candy Stripes Inf...
$50

Turquoise Turtle Tortoi...
$9

Handmade buttons with m...
$8

Spring fashion dress ju...
$67

Flamingo hues fiber rin...
$10.5

Emerald Dandelion Couch...
$650

tee shirt neckline in b...
$27.9

Frog Prince Fairy Tale ...
$20

OOAK Repurposed Materni...
$136

Yellow Rose Earrings - ...
$15

Small Pillow Vintage Pr...
$17

Mixed Media Diorama Ame...
$67

Flower recipe box/vinta...
$9

'teamupcyclers.1' by Polyester10



Upcycled Clothing- Scoo...
$39

Toy Soldier Clothespin ...
$15

Arrow Earrings / Handma...
$15

Moustache on a Bicycle ...
$24

Miniature Horse Figurin...
$8

Lt Grey T Shirt Yarn - ...
$9.3

Skunk Plush - Nursery D...
$58

3 driftwood boats "...
$16.9

Recycled T Shirt Neckla...
$12

Colorful, asymmetric ne...
$25

Vintage Slip Dress- Upc...
$42

Mustache Leather Keycha...
$8

Upcycled toddler overa...
$18

Soda Tab and Button Bra...
$8

Circle Earrings / Upcyc...
$13

Small Vintage Kerosene ...
$15

'teamupcyclers.2' by Polyester10



CLIFFORD JUNIOR WATER f...
$4

Red blue earrings navy ...
$20

Floral Bustier - Handma...
$38

Boston Red Sox T Shirt ...
$25

Pr Engraved Antique Por...
$48.5

Blue Green Vintage Marb...
$4.95

Cartoon Cufflinks,Upcyc...
$20

Recycled T Shirt Bag / ...
$5

Energy Drink Pull Tab E...
$13

striped silk pillows 20...
$30

XOXO Sign - License Pla...
$34

Upcycled Clothing- Eco ...
$37

Snow White Mini Mittens...
$6.5

Puzzle Piece Earrings /...
$10

Cloth Book for Babies -...
$39

HALF PRICE 3D Butterfly...
$20

Happy Spring, Everyone!
;) Cat