5 Great Upcycled Gifts from Etsy

These old utensils have found a new use at Curbside Pickins set $20

Upcycled & Recycled Love 

These gifts are great for any time of year. Upcycling starts with using items and repurposing them into something else. Lisa and Andy from Charlottesville Virginia have found good use for old utensils.  They also use old encyclopedias to make pendants and ornaments as well.  Who would have thought mismatched 

silverware would look so great? 

Pop Art Canister would look great in the art room Eco Friendly Freckles $95

Jessica from Oklahoma takes old cans and makes them into functional art canisters, great for storing your gardening , sewing , or craft supplies. With a pop art look these would make great one of a kind gifts! In her shop you will also find upcycled cassette tape business card holders!  

RetroGrandma Upcycled CookBook Purse $45 

RetroGrandma has been upcycling cool things on Etsy for sometime, including records into functional clocks. This cookbook purse is not only funky but would make a statement for the chef in your life. Imagine the comments you would get.  Her items are made with love from Canada. 

HodthePods uses old firehose to make these coasters $24.95

Fireeeee!!!! Well, there goes the fireman hose, upcycled into functional art coasters to hold your tasty beverage. A set of four run you $24.95 and have a great look to them. Not all are stenciled but the material makes them look so retro and great for your home!  Felted back and great guy gift! Made by Mike from HodthePods a shop out of  New Jersey. 

Rebecca Steen Crafts Paint Mirror $55

How cool is this? Paint scraps that were left over on Rebecca's palette would be scraped into the trash can, or tiny dried remnants otherwise unused, have been affixed to this 12x12 mirror and would look great for the art room!   What a way to upcycled, from Riverside, California.

Etsy has a great plethora of upcycled and recycled gifts!

  

ADT Pulse Reduce Home Energy Costs

Electromagnetic  Radiation Health Care Gadget from Etsy shop BataAcke

Energy bills can rack up.  Many times one is clueless on how to cut costs. Now more than ever we are being victims of telemarketing and automated calls asking you to switch to this provider or that provider in order to save money on your electric bill.  It's all so confusing after energy de-regulation and sometimes you find yourself lost in the fine print. Recently, though, there's a solution by ADT ,  the company who is known to provide consumer security and dates back to 1874 on how to  reduce home energy costs .

[Source: Home Security Solutions]

Implementing their  ADT Pulse® service,  you can remotely monitor your home from any location, using your Internet-enabled smartphone, tablet or computer. This makes it very efficient to control your home's energy costs, and is on the cutting edge of awesome technology.  Wow. 

Energy Star Set of Rocks Ginger Street Folly

Angel Chakra necklace re: Etsy Shop Primal Painter

Thanks to ADT Pulse for sponsoring this post

Stella Divina Coasters Recycled Tile Needs Beer Labels You Get Free Coaster

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Stella Divina Coasters - Hand Crafted in the U.S.A.

As we are always on the hunt for upcycle and recycle artists, we just found Stella Divina of Claremont Village, CA.  She is creating away gorgeous colorful drink coasters from old tile, cork and labels. Not to mention, she's encouraging people to drink beer and send her labels.  Why?  

She says, "I make upcycled coasters using recycled tiles that I paint by hand. Each tile has different mixed-media embedded into it, such as craft beer labels, vintage art, wine labels, or photography. I have a Beer Drinking Team so people can peel labels off their bottles and send them to me to recycle them into my coaster, and 25 labels gets anyone a free coaster. Great way to recycle those labels!"

Who would know these were old kitchen and bathroom tiles? Find them here at StellaDivina.com or Etsy shop astelladivina

This coaster by Stella Divina $14.99 and an old citrus crate label. Find it here. 

Buy them on Etsy @Astelladivina

Drink Beer & Get a Free Coaster? 

It is true craft beer is a hugely popular item today.  Although most people recycle the bottle, the labels are lost forever. Now you can remove the labels and send them to Stella Divina, and get a free coaster!

Find out more about this promotion at StellaDivina.com

Etsy Shop:  astelladivina

note: drink responsibly.  

Green Baby So Rad Bamboo Clothing

Eco Baby Teether, $8.50 from fairyofcolor on Etsy.

Ohhhh Baby....

Nothing like shopping greener and smarter when shopping for baby gear, novelties, decor and health and beauty aids.  We've come across these great finds to help you and baby live a more eco friendly life. Above, Fairy of Color prides themselves on making eco teethers - crocheted wooden teething rings. With no removable parts, something to ohhh and ahhh the baby in your life. 

The Eco Friendly Organic SoRad Bandanna Bib is only $12.99 here

Shop with So Rad...

If you want to take this a step further, why not try to find bamboo, organic cotton clothing for baby? SoRad offers clothes are made from actual Bamboo in the fabric! Yes, we said clothing from bamboo-- don't as us how, we'll leave that up to the professionals, yet we are gloating over the fact a renewable resource is used in such a wonderful way!   

Bootie Socks, well made and oh so cute $18.99 here at ShopSoRad.com

This store, SoRad hails from Canada, but has greened up every part of their store. They ship worldwide. Not only do they make green clothing, they also make chemical free body care products.  Not only can you dress baby in soft and eco-conscious clothing but you can powder them up knowing full well all the ingredients don't contain harmful chemicals!

Vegan Baby Powder: No harmful ingredients, worthwhile $15.99 here.

The powder above  is Talc free, Paraben free, and does not contain harmful Phthalates or GMO's. What a great idea!  Made with Lavender Flowers, Cucumber and Marshmallows, a small sure to please both baby and mommy and daddy. You can keep up with ShopSoRad on Instagram here, or on Facebook as well. 

Mason Jar for Baby with BPA free Drink Unit $13.00 at IowaFarmLifeDreams

Back in the day of grandma and grandpa baby bottles were glass, and easy to sterilize. You would never heard of plastic milk bottles. Unfortunately over time chemicals used in plastic baby bottles could contain harm to baby.  Why would you stick harmful things in baby's mouth? This idea using a mason jar and cap with BPA free drink unit is an idea for toddlers...at Iowa Farm Life Dreams.  Maybe growing up on the farm means mason jars aren't just used for ice tea anymore. 

Thanks to the shops above for taking steps to create items that are better for baby.