June's Creativity Challenge!!!

[#1]

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 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!

THIS MONTH JUDGE:

June
M Basile
https://www.etsy.com/shop/RinnovatoVintage

Look for the our judge to post this month's medium to this thread shortly!!!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks, Bee

[Former_Member]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/106677039/squared-cloth-woven-bowl-basket-rag-rug?

I broke a necklace, so I used the turquoise beads on this dish..

[Former_Member]

Here's my picture frame. I adore frames and broken jewelry. Great medium!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/154531103/small-bejeweled-picture-frame

[Former_Member]

Very cool...I love all the different ideas!

Thanks all for taking the time to submit something...keep 'em coming!!! : )

[Former_Member]

Wow! So many great entries this month. What a great medium. I love how different (and beautiful) they are all.
I have so many ideas (and lots of broken jewelry) but unfortunately I am not going to be able to enter this month. My grandma had a fall and I am the only family member in town. I just haven't had the time for my shop or the computer the past week or so. Marcy you are going to have your work cut out for you! ;)

I just pinned (and tweeted) all the entries via Upcyclers!!!
http://pinterest.com/upcyclers/upcyclers-creative-challenge/

A few more days to enter!!!
Thanks, Bee

[Former_Member]

I didn't make them for the challenge but I still wanted to share anyway!! :)

I make earring genies from reclaimed wood and broken jewelry:

http://www.thewoodenbee.com/artwood/jewerly-hangers-097/
http://www.thewoodenbee.com/artwood/citrus-140/
http://www.thewoodenbee.com/artwood/jewerly-hangers-119/

[SweetSomeday]

Hi Marcy!! Great to "see" you too! :) Bummer that you haven't been able to get any of the license plates - they are definitely tough to get for a decent price!

I don't think I'll get to my project on time again this month - but I love everyone's ideas! So much variety - glad I'm not in charge of picking a winner! :)

[RinnovatoJewelry]

Thanks for pinning and tweeting Bee!...Love the jewelry hangers. : )

Can't believe the month's almost over already...ahhh!

Thought I would post my first wire wrapped rings I made for my shop awhile ago...they each use stone beads from the same broken vintage necklace (and I still have a whole bag of the beads left!)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/119751524/copper-wire-wrapped-ring-with-vintage?ref=shop_home_active
https://www.etsy.com/listing/120277726/wire-wrapped-ring-copper-with-3-vintage?ref=shop_home_active
https://www.etsy.com/listing/119950482/wire-wrapped-ring-copper-with-vintage?ref=shop_home_active

[RinnovatoJewelry]

Any last minute entries??....Keep 'em coming!! : )

[PlaynwithScraps]

I just listed this necklace in my other shop. It's made of pieces from broken necklaces.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/155010801/upcycled-beaded-necklace-boho

[griffencat]

Here's a last minute entry! I made this bracelet from an orphaned and broken earring I found on the floor of a bar when the lights came up at the end of the evening....

https://www.etsy.com/listing/153627841/upcycled-cuff-bracelet-purple-accents-on?ref=shop_home_active

[Former_Member]

Very cool, ladies!...gotta love "found" objects! : )

[Former_Member]

Bee...I somehow missed the part about your grandma falling. I hope she is okay!

[Former_Member]

Here's my entry at last (she says, out of breath): an old jewelry box refashioned and refurbished with some old and broken jewelry. It's not for sale, so to see it, you can see the blog post about how I created it, or for a quicker view, check it out on Pinterest.
http://www.janekoopman.com/1/post/2013/06/an-old-jewelry-box-gets-a-facelift-with-some-old-jewelry.h...
http://pinterest.com/pin/344173596493590353/

[Former_Member]

Jane...What a beautiful blog and awesome project! I loved reading the step by step and anticipating each next picture to see what you had planned and how it looked in the end....which was FABULOUS! (You sound so much like me with the ideas in the middle of the night and trips to the local thrift store, lol....a great vision you had!! : )

[PLJohnsonGlassArt]

Wow...This month just flew by! I was not able to get something made for this months challenge. Very busy month...my youngest graduated and also turned 18 a few days ago. Plus been doing yard work like a mad woman...with the help of my daughter ...together we managed to get the front and back decks painted, veggies planted, and put in a couple new flower beds...amazing kid!

I should have more time next month...I'll be shut in with the air on. :)

It was wonderful to see so many entries...this group always comes up with some of the most unique and wonderful items.

Glad to hear everyone is doing well...so sorry to hear of your troubles Bee...sending my best!

Happy upcycling all!

[Former_Member]

Hello
I wonder if you like the fragrance of the cherry flowers? :) I love it so I tried to create something to remaind me all the time of the spring and the beautiful bloom trees.
Here is my free form hand crocheted collar with pale pink pearls from a broken necklace. In this case just the pearls are recycled.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155350986/free-form-hand-crocheted-cherry-blossom?ref=shop_home_acti...

[Former_Member]

Awesome entries to wrap up the challenge. I have them all pinned now. Results on the blog soon!!!! :)

[Former_Member]

The results will appear on the Love 2 Upcycle blog tomorrow more. Sorry for the delay!!!

www.love2upcycle.com

Thanks and congrats to the winners!