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JUNE Creativity Challenge

This is the 2nd Month of our new Creativity Challenge, please join in!!!

Each month a selected shop (Judge) will choose a common upcycled medium, like a tin can, an old magazine, etc, and participants respond with photographed ideas of what they upcycled that medium into!

How to Enter:
On this discussion thread please leave a link of your upcycled entry.
Entries must come with a photo of your idea. A description or your thoughts are welcome, but your idea and shop will be share by the PHOTO LINK that you submit as an entry.
To post the photo a link onto Etsy’s discussion boards, you can do this a number of ways:
Upload the photo to a social media network... twitter, facebook, flickr, etc. Then paste the link into your entry comment.
You can also upload your photo entry on your own blog or website, and then paste the link into your entry comment on the thread.
OR you can create an Etsy listing to share and enter that way as well.
If you need help with creating a photo link, please contact myself, or the monthly Creative Challenge Judge.

Monthly Challenge Mediums will be posted the first day of each month, and final entries should be submitted by the 24th of each month!

ALL ENTRIES will be included in the creativity challenge’s monthly blog post (published the first week of the following month) and on our team’s social networks. This is a great way to share the upcycled love, get creative, and promote your shop.

Challenge Checklist for Participants:
1. use the monthly medium to create something new
2. photograph the created idea
2. post a link to your photo on the monthly thread for an entry BY the 24th of each month
3. ALL submitted entries will be posted to our pinterest boards, and in other SM: pinterest.com/upcyclers/
4. ALL entry links will be featured in our monthly blog post, with some highlighted entry photos included as well.

Who’s the Challenge Winner?
We are all winners in this challenge! If you submit an upcycled idea entry for the month, then you are a winner, because all shops and their entries will be featured on our Social Networks and in our blog.

Show your creativeness in this team challenge!


Monthly Judges:

JUNE
M. Basile from Rinnovato
www.etsy.com/shop/Rinnovato?ref=pr_shop_more

JULY
Nikki from ThisNThat Creations
www.etsy.com/shop/ThisNThatbyNikki

AUGUST
scrollwork
www.etsy.com/shop/SwooshbyScrollwork

SEPTEMBER
Luci from IdleHandsYarnSupply
www.etsy.com/shop/IdleHandsYarnSupply?ref=pr_shop_more

OCTOBER
Endure Upcycled Designs
www.etsy.com/people/enduredesigns

NOVEMBER
Nicole from brizel4theanimals
www.etsy.com/shop/brizelsupplies?ref=pr_shop_more

DECEMBER
Stephanie from Our Childrens Earth
www.etsy.com/shop/ourchildrensearth

JANUARY 2013
The Wooden Bee
www.etsy.com/shop/thewoodenbee

Look for M. Basile to post the upcycled medium to this thread tomorrow!

Thanks, Bee
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Can't wait to see what Marcy comes up with!!! :)
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I know I'm anxious to see what it is. This is fun. I hope I have some of it on hand. :)
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OK.....so this has been SO much tougher than I thought it would be! I have had so many ideas swirling around in my brain since the inception of this challenge and I really wanted to come up with something unique that could also be turned into a quality and sturdy new product....

But I also wanted it to be something fairly easy and versatile, so I found myself crossing many items off my list and coming back time and time again the old standards.....and I hope you are not all disappointed after waiting with anticipation, but I am choosing a simple GLASS JAR.....

* Any type.... a mason jar, left over food jar, wine/beer/liquor bottle, baby food jar, candy dish, salt/pepper shaker, canister, etc....

For a little inspiration, I thought I would post a couple of my favorite finds - from over the top/modern/industrial to down home/sweet & simple:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67637719/20-bottle-wine-bottle-chandelier-metal
http://www.etsy.com/listing/48818118/bridesmaids-table-markers-upcycled-glass?ga_search_query=glass

I know its pretty basic, but there are endless possibilities and levels of creativity you can take it to; especially when you add other materials into the mix!

I hope you all have fun with it!.... : )

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OMG I love this! I'm on this one. :) Great choice Marcy!!!
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You picked something that is nice and accessible in every day homes. I hope what we come up with will inspire others to recycle their throwaways....

can't wait to see everyone's concepts!!
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does anyone else get the jitters just looking at the list above, and knowing that we are halfway through 2012???? and that 2013 is just around the corner?
wow....
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Oh Marcy that's perfect. I'm so excited!!! I have a million ideas already!!! Yay!!!

Yes, Super Sock! It's June already. Time is flying!
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Fantastic! Can't wait to get started... I'm going to have to narrow down my ideas...
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OOH, good one, M.! This will be fun and I expect to see lots of entries!
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Perfect...bet there will be lot of great entries!
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Oh goody! These challenges are the bestest! Go team!
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Cool!!!! I have a couple of things already in mind too.
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I've saved three glass jars just this week. I have a million ideas, now I just need to narrow them down! :)
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I have my jars and my ideas! Best thing is, I can use my idea as a gift.
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Last month's creativity challenge is written and scheduled to post on the blog on Friday!!! :)

Hoping to work on my glass entry this weekend!!! :)

Bee
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Oh, perfect! Just saw the updated pictures on pinterest from last month's challenge! Looking forward to reading the blog!

My glass entry is almost ready! Much simpler than the previous challenge, but it's something I've been meaning to do for a long time!
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I'm so happy at the enthusiasm for this month's choice...I have to admit I was a little afraid everyone might hate it and i would never be able to show my Avi's face around here again....lol !! : )

Can't wait to see the finished projects! (I have yet to even think about what I am going to do....doesn't that figure!!)
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Where do we post the entry? here? I'm not understanding where the monthly thread is!! thanks
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I hope that I have a few floating around. I will just dump out whatever is in it and make something for this challenge! This is my first challenge here, i'm excited to see what every one comes up with ^_^
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@Cheri.....Yes, you can post it here if it is listed in your shop, or post a link to a picture here if it is located elsewhere (like a blog or Flicker).

We just like to do alot of talking around and in between the entries...lol ! : )

Excited to see what you have....post away!!
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I have the jar and all the supplies I need. I can't wait to get going on this!! It is something I have been intending to make for a while and put up in my shop! Marcy, you are making me get work done! Sadly, I have needed the push lately so THANK YOU!!! (((HUGS)))
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Awesome choice :) But lots of ideas :///

Sorry I haven't been around, computer issue!!

I can't wait to go see the blog post tomorrow! Love, Love this team :)
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Yeah how exciting....I have a HUGE box full of glass that needs to be recycled. I use all the big ones for my dry cooking supplies and I made a cool winter holiday present for my neighbors with old beer bottles that are Sessions (cool little brown glass containers) and filled them with hot chocolate but now I need to make something new.......brain is turning....love these challenges!!
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Hi!

I'm really excited about this. I've just started on Etsy but I'm already hooked.

Here's my submission, A couple of hanging candle holders that I made with a couple of whisky glasses that survived the fate of their missing four brothers.

Hope that you like it.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/101282130/two-handmade-macrame-hanging-candle
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