September Upcyclers Creativity Challenge!!!

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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.

If you need help with creating a photo link, please contact myself, or the monthly Creative Challenge Judge.

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

Entries will be included in the creativity challenge’s monthly blog post (published the first week of the month) 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 24th of each month
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 for the month of September ONE WINNER AND RUNNER-UP will have a mini ad on the FRONT PAGE OF THE TEAM'S BLOG!

Show your creativeness in this team challenge!

Monthly Judges:


SEPTEMBER
Luci from IdleHandsYarnSupply

OCTOBER
Endure Upcycled Designs

NOVEMBER
Nicole from brizel4theanimals

DECEMBER
Stephanie from Our Childrens Earth

Good Luck! And look for Luci's medium selection soon!!!

~Bee

[Former_Member]

August Creativity Challenge Results are up on the blog today!

love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2012/09/august-results-for-upcyclers-creativit...

[Former_Member]

I can't get the link to work?

[Former_Member]

I am working on a beanie hat right now. That will be my submission when I am finished.

[Former_Member]

I was wondering if you would join us on this one Mike. :) Look forward to seeing it.

Sorry Stephanie, I must have copy and pasted it too many times. LOL http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2012/09/august-results-for-upcyclers-creativity.html

[Former_Member]

Yes Bee! This one is right up my alley. I will certainly enjoy seeing what each one creates using a T shirt. I was reading the blog post for the August challenge and while each item is spectacular I was blown away by the apple ornament. Awesome. Is Awesome still in use to mean fabulous?

Here is my entry for September's Challenge. It is a Beanie Hat made using yarn that I made from T shirts. It features Navy Blue and Slate Gray colors.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/108810447/crochet-beanie-hat-made-using-recycled-t
Thank you for choosing T shirts Luci.
Mike

[Former_Member]

Mike I use awesome all the time so I hope it is. :) great beanie! Hoping to finish my entry this weekend.

[Former_Member]

Thank you Bee.

[Former_Member]

Mike, I love the colors in your beanie! Great design! Perfect for winter. I am so glad you joined this challenge. :)

Lorena and Aline, I love the colors on yours too! So vibrant and fun!! Beautiful!

Mamma, that ornament is lovely.

I'll have to check out your latest article Bee! :)

Sorry I have had such short comments everyone! It is late here, and it has been a busy day, so I am wiped out. lol I will check in again tomorrow! I love seeing what everyone is putting up! :)

[SweetSomeday]

I love the beanie Mike! I am so impressed with what you can do with t-shirt yarn. Looks great!

[Former_Member]

Thank you Sarah. What do you plan to make with your old T shirt?

My wife uses the hems from the shirts and braids them to use as handles. She also uses the hems to make chew toys for her sister's puppy.

The garden did not do well this year but last year the tomatoes plants looked fabulous have been tied up with various bright colors of T shirt hems.

What I am looking forward to is seeing the things that you all will make that would not have ever occurred to me.

Mike

[ITSYOURCOUNTRY]

I found my t-shirt and thought I would try one of these upcycling challenges, so here I go..... see what happens...lol

[Cynhumphrey]

Hmm.... I clicked the link for the results on the blog and it says the page doesn't exist.......

[Former_Member]

The correct link is reposted below the one you click. Here is too -
http://love2upcycle.blogspot.com/2012/09/august-results-for-upcyclers-creativity.html

Thanks.

[SweetSomeday]

I have an idea about what I'm going to make, but it's going to be a surprise because I'm not sure if it'll turn out or not! :)

[Former_Member]

Yay Country and Sarah! I'm still working on mine. The weekend was crazy hectic!

I am loving all of the ideas that are coming out, and can't wait to see the "secret" projects! :)

[Former_Member]

Here is my challenge entry. I'm working on another one so I hope to have it done by this week! I love all the other projects, such great ideas!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/109138948/day-of-the-dead-necklace-skull-necklace

[SweetSomeday]

Very cool, Melani!! Can't wait to see your other one too!

[Former_Member]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/98583545/upcycled-handmade-marvel-superhero

[Former_Member]

Here's my entry for the challenge

https://www.etsy.com/listing/66929209/speedy-burger-repurposed-t-shirt-eco

[Former_Member]

Wow what great entries! I love how creative this team is!

I have my pile of materials all together sitting here looking at me. Hoping to get it completed and photographed before Friday.

[Former_Member]

Awesome ideas everyone!!!

[SweetSomeday]

Lori, super cute pillow!!

Michele, that bag is impressive! I like how you added the denim.

Bee, looking forward to seeing yours! :) I'm hoping to get started on my idea this weekend...

[TheSalvagedEdge]

ooh. I have the perfect project. Just have to do it and take pictures.

[Former_Member]

Michele-That burger bag is awesome. I love the screen print with the lining and pocket, what a perfect combo!

I'd been wanting to branch out from underwear and make something else for kids in the 2-8 size age range. Here's a blog post with a photo of what I made:

http://manskerupcycled.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-upcyclers-challenge.html

[Former_Member]

I love the necklace, the bag, and the pillow!! So fun!!

I am getting very close to being done with mine, and will be posting some pictures soon.

Can't wait to see what you make Marie!