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January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Upcyclers Monthly CREATIVITY Challenge:

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, an Etsy listing, 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.

Entries will be included in the creativity challenge’s monthly blog post (published on http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/) and on our team’s social networks. This is a great way to share the upcycled love 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 deadline
3. ALL submitted entries will be posted to our pinterest boards, and other in 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.

****BUT ONE WINNER AND RUNNER-UP will have a mini ad on the FRONT PAGE OF THE TEAM'S BLOG for one month following the challenge!

Show your creativeness in this team challenge!

I am the judge this month!!!

I am starting this challenge late because we have been out of town. It will run until February 24th!

The medium is.... WINE CORKS! :) I bet many of you are not surprised. I am a HUGE wine cork upcycler. Champagne corks, synthetic corks, or any cork material will be expected!!!

You can use my blog
www.thewoodenbee.com for ideas or
my wine cork pinterest board
http://pinterest.com/thewoodenbee/wine-corks/

Ask your local wine bar or restaurant to save them for you one weekend, ask your friends and co-workers. Is amazing how quickly you can get a hold of some. I process over 500 corks a month and I don't even drink wine. hehe

Good Luck! Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks, Bee
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

If you are interested in being a judge and selecting an upcycled medium in 2013 please see this sign up thread:
http://www.etsy.com/teams/6610/upcyclers/discuss/11617659/
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

A few of my favorite CORK ideas to get us started...

Wine Cork Magnets
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/107045215

Wine Cork Garland
http://www.thewoodenbee.com/wine-cork-garland/

Can't wait to see all your ideas!

Thanks, Bee
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Here is one of my favorites. Chardonnay corks are solid blue and make the prettiest jewelry!
http://pinterest.com/pin/258112622363352278/
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How fun! Thanks Bee!
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

yeah, such a cool idea! I have these listed in our shop already:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/68295624/upcycled-friendly-snake-recycled

I also make keychains with them that I sell at a local eco friendly shop, I will have to see if I can get some pics taken of some of them also.
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

I'm rather new to the group and this is my first entry to a challenge! I'm super excited. I hope you like my creations! :0)

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.481879241849279.99738.380732228630648&type=1&l=38af4390c2
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

The link sends you to the album on my facebook page. If you click on each picture you will have a description of my process. :0)
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

I just joined. Very cool idea! Gotta get thinking.... Check out my shop while you're browsing! Yea for upcyclers!
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Really Stephanie and very cute Desiree!!

I'm excited for this challenge! I have a wine cork project I've been meaning to try for awhile now!
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Awesome ladies! Love the excitement and projects coming in.
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Yay, Bee!! Great stuff!..

These were a couple of my first "upcycled" projects (too bad they're still for sale in my shop -lol!)......I still have some corks left over somewhere (?!), so I will be thinking of something new to make use of them!!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/93103987/wine-cork-serving-tray-small-upcycled?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/87196537/re-cycled-wine-corks-in-black-shadowbox?

This should be a great & fun challenge!! : )
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

already started pinning the entries...

http://pinterest.com/upcyclers/upcyclers-creative-challenge/


Keep them coming. :)
Thanks, Bee
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

@Desiree, I have to figure out how to pin them from FB since they block pinning. I did it once before, just need to remember. lol
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Such cool creations!
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

@Bee I noticed FB blocks that. That is very mean of them. lol. If you figure out how, let me know. :)
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

I'm so excited! I've been wanting to do something with wine corks long time! Everyone is so inspiring!
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

This is a fantastic challenge. I just inherited a ginormous bag of synthetic wine corks, and I want to come up with some new ways to use them, so this is a great opportunity to do that. Here's my most recent wine cork creation: not a contest entry, but maybe it can help generate some ideas:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/119905120/wine-cork-wood-and-glass-necklace-in
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love the necklace!!
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Jane, why shouldn't it be an entry? :) love it!
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oh, thanks - you're very sweet
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Savigny Wine corks and Sterling Silver necklace and earring set, designed for a special wine lover !
http://pinterest.com/pin/258112622363337999/
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Chardonnay corks sliced and made into a very pretty necklace.
http://pinterest.com/pin/258112622363352278/
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Very nice cork jewelry @Mary Catherine.
Saw this one in your shop as well
http://www.etsy.com/listing/90193932/wine-cork-industrial-chic-necklace-heart?
and I love the fish wind chimes in your sold section!

Remember this challenge runs through Feb. so keep them coming.
Thanks, Bee
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Re: January / February Team CREATIVITY Challenge

Thanks Bee, fish wind chimes will be back in April for spring.They are fun
to make from the scrap from spoon jewelry.
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