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Welcome to leslierahye's Earth Day Blog Hop 2♥12! This is the 1st blog hop that I've hosted that is entirely devoted to upcycled crafting. I feel that to protect our earth for generations to come it is important that we as crafters be able to renew, reuse and recycle--or upcycle as the crafty would say! Earth Day is today and my crafty friends and I are providing you with some inspiration! I LOVE upcycled crafting in all it's forms and this amazing group of 15 artists take my breath away with their creative crafting! I am truly honored to call them my co-hoppers!!! Be sure to take time to go to each blog, view their amazing projects and be inspired to create you own unique upcycled items--AND be sure to leave some love...there are chances to win prizes along the way!
I have created some fun craft containers for my many crafty tools! I am forever looking for inexpensive ways to containerize my craft items and find that I have many very unique items that are often difficult to find a home for. I love containerizing and found it both indulgent and fun to make some one of a kind upcycled containers for my crafting! I hope you enjoy them. These began as cans of soup and beans and a ½ gallon carton of milk and some packing material--look at them now! lovely!
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| Close up of my Milk Carton Adhesive Container--more can fit under the handle area! |
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| Gratuitous shot of the other side of the carton! |
On the 1st crafty gig in April I did an upcycled crafty show where my daughter and I showed the beginning of creating my fun storage supplies for my crafty tools!! I hope you enjoy the show, we certainly did! Included in the images above are the projects started on my show that day!
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| Paper-covered containers made on the show |
A few details of Sam's can
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| I went with just tangling the top and bottom in the end! |
I am giving away a box of goodies to start your own upcycled crafting! I have so much fun collecting things to create upcycled crafts and I am so excited to share with you some of my bounty! 1 flat-rate box LOADED with a crafter's dream of remnants, packing materials, groovy folders, brochures and some surfaces to put them on! Thank you for looking! I hope you enjoyed what you saw! Be sure to stop by all the links on the list below and see my co-hoppers amazing work!
I have also had to incorporate LOTS of recycles in my stash. Cheap white glue and 3 cereal box sides is medium chipboard :) Ornaments and decorations cut from aluminum cans for mobiles and sun catchers... Good stuff, Leslierahye, off to visit some other upcyclers!
ReplyDeleteVery Cool. I have done something like this before but until I saw your it didn't click that I could upcycle my cans and things for items for my craft shows I participate in. Thanks as always for your sharing your creativity.
ReplyDeleteGreat up-cycle,love it when cans can be used instead of tossed... what a great up-cycle on the milk jug!!
ReplyDeleteThose are just amazing! We have all seen can covered, but not that beautifully. I never would have thought to use the milk jug that way. You are so creative!
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What an amazing idea for a milk jug! I love how you used it horizontally rather that just cutting the top off!
ReplyDeleteLove the containers! Thank you for hosting this Blog Hop :)
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy your crafty show. It gave me some ideas for the upcoming VLVS blog hop in May! I love the milk jug! Thank you for the chance to win a fantastic prize!
ReplyDeleteSooo cool! I may have to make some of these :)
ReplyDeleteSooo cute, I may have to make some of these.
ReplyDeleteYour containers are great Leslierahye! You know how I love the idea of using cans as tool containers, and I am loving the milk carton too! Thanks for having your hops, they are tons 'o' fun!
ReplyDeleteAnother fabulous bloghop Leslie!!! I love your beautifully upcycled canisters - especially the 1/2 gallon. This will be great for me to toss all those little sections of ribbon too short for the spools. Happy Earth Day ; )
ReplyDeleteI enjoy watching your show on Ustream and I am looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing! Cari
ReplyDeleteSo cool and I love the kraft colour ( I wonder why you picked kraft ahahaha) that's simply lovely LR ! X Fab
ReplyDeleteNever thought about using a bottle this way. Great job.
ReplyDeletegreat job!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you made something cool from recycles. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteLoving that milk jug containerr idea!
ReplyDeleteTotally cool storage containers!!
ReplyDeleteI've been covering cans for containers since we learned how in Girl Scouts xx million years ago! I like extending it to milk cartons.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds thinks a lot. I have several inner rolls that I keep from industrial toilet paper rolls that I get from my job. use them and design them when needed. TFS
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