BACK TO SCHOOL; Upcycled on Etsy

Believe it or not the end of summer and summer vacation is fast approaching.  Now is the time (if you haven't already) to start shopping for your kid's back to school needs.  Don't wait to the last minute to scramble for back to school supplies grabbing whatever Walmart has.  Shop ETSY style and bring home unique and Earth-friendly treasures for your kids.  Upcycled and recycled items can be fun, original and kids feel very passionate about saving their planet.  What a great way to start out their school year with the statement "my family cares about our clean world!"

Some great handmade Upcycled Back To School items from ETSY:

Leather Lunch Sack/ Lunch Bag/ Leather bag/ Insulated/ up-cycled/ BACK to SCHOOL/ Eco-friendly/ Professor/ Teacher appreciation from MarbleHillStudio at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/159184340/leather-lunch-sack-lunch-bag

 

Art Supply Box, Pencil Box, Desk Organizer, Upcycled, Map, SALE, Back to School from
MalcolmStudioShop at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/104518503/art-supply-box-pencil-box-desk-organizer

 

Upcycled Vintage Red Black White Plaid Hat Cap Back to School Floral Assemblage Embellished Accessory OOAK from
ClassicRetro at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/159417972/upcycled-vintage-red-black-white-plaid

 

Flower Shaped Recycled Crayons - back to school, school supply, upcycle, party favor, princess party
From WizardAtWork
at https://www.etsy.com/listing/159339304/flower-shaped-recycled-crayons-back-to

 

Rubber Pencil Case - Upcycled Bike Tube - Zipper Pouch - Back to School Gift
From MoabBagCompany at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/159280196/rubber-pencil-case-upcycled-bike-tube

 

Upcycled Wallpaper Journal Copper Embossed Notebook Desk Accessory Burnished medallion blank writing booklet back to school teacher gift From Pinoodles
at https://www.etsy.com/listing/158004399/upcycled-wallpaper-journal-copper

 

Super Heros, Comic Book Characters, Back to School Fabric Folder with Pockets, 3 ring binder
from PlainJaneB2B
at https://www.etsy.com/listing/156111677/super-heros-comic-book-characters-back

 

Gray with Music Note Printed Flower Cotton and Cashmere Hat - OOAK - Back to School from
Geminivintagestore at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/158927438/gray-with-music-note-printed-flower

 

GRAND OPENING, free shipping, dip dyed, ombré, jeans, 24 months, size 2, girls jeans, back to school, cute kids, hand dyed From Snuggaloo at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/157415560/grand-opening-free-shipping-dip-dyed

Last but not least my Handmade Upcycled Rings are on clearance at EBAY!  You can get a set of 2 - 9 rings for next to nothing!  So Check out my EBAY listings:

Lot 4 Handmade Red, White & Blue Cocktail Rings Gr8 4 BACK TO SCHOOL Jewelry http://r.ebay.com/szx67G

@eBay! Lot 4 Handmade Red White Black Rings Gr8 4 BACK TO SCHOOL
 http://r.ebay.com/pVEc0o
 

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Monday Meet and Greet the Members of the Pacific Postcards Team - Heritage Postcards

Today's featured member of the Pacific Postcards Team is Patricia (Patty) Ramsey owner of a Lovely Vintage Etsy shop called Heritage Postcards specializing in ephemera, my favorite!  She has a large collection of lovely old books and postcards, here are some of my top postcard picks (I'm feeling patriotic for our upcoming elections:)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66188985/vintage-president-postcard-rutherford

http://www.etsy.com/listing/65974249/bald-eagle-vintage-postcard-vintage?ref=v1_other_2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/66109038/vintage-comic-postcard-army-jeep

From Patty's Store Announcements:
"Vintage Postcards - Antique Postcards - Paper Ephemera - State Symbols - State Flowers - Postcard Greetings - Vintage Images - State Maps - International Postcards - Find it here!

Welcome to our second vintage store where we will carry various vintage paper ephemera including vintage postcards, vintage books and vintage advertising among other things. We decided to open a second store - our first store is HeritageGeneralStore http://www.etsy.com/shop/heritagegeneralstore, so we could better organize the postcards and make an easier shopping experience for you.

I never set out to become a postcard collector - I sort of stumbled upon it. We were helping my sister and brother-in-law with his parents' estate when we came upon many books of postcards. I was instantly hooked. My personal favorites are large letter cards, state maps and international cards and so you will probably see many of those types showing up in the store.

I now have literally thousands of postcards - most somewhat organized - so if you are looking for something specific, please don't hesitate to contact me and I will see if I have it.

HeritageGeneralStore and HeritagePostcards are family run businesses. We have 12 children - 11 still at home - and some of my daughters are also involved in listing and selling items. You will also see treasuries show up that they have created. We would love for you to join in the fun with us, so please check out our blog at:
http://heritagegeneralstore.webs.com/apps/blog..."

~Patty Ramsey

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67832985/vintage-postcard-vermont-state-flower

http://www.etsy.com/listing/67837459/vintage-postcard-tennessee-state-flower?ref=v1_other_1

 From Patty's Profile Page:
"I have fallen in love with postcards!! They are a more recent interest with me, but since 2009, I have managed to collect approximately 10,000 cards! I especially love large letter postcards and state map postcards so you will see many of them here. The thing about my collecting - I don't mind enjoying them for awhile and then selling them :) Hope you enjoy browsing through some of my favorites..."
~Patty Ramsey

Here are some more from Patty's wonderful shop:

'Meet the Pacific Postcards Team Member ~ Patty Ramsey ~ Heritage Postcards' by postcardsintheattic

Vintage Postcard - Greetings... heritagepostca... $4.25	Vintage Postcards - State Ma... heritagepostca... $3.00	Greetings From South Dakota ... heritagepostca... $4.75	States Maps USA - Wyoming - ... heritagepostca... $2.25
Vintage Postcard - Atlantic ... heritagepostca... $5.75	Vintage Postcards - Charlest... heritagepostca... $4.25	United States Treasury Build... heritagepostca... $3.75	Vintage Postcards - Corcoran... heritagepostca... $3.75
Vintage Postcards - Union St... heritagepostca... $3.75	Vintage Postcards - Mellon A... heritagepostca... $2.75	Vintage Postcards - Pennsylv... heritagepostca... $3.75	Vintage Photo Postcard - Vin... heritagepostca... $11.75
Merry Maidens Stone Circle -... heritagepostca... $10.95	Vintage Postcards - State Sy... heritagepostca... $2.75	Vintage Postcards - State Sy... heritagepostca... $2.75	Vintage Postcards - State Sy... heritagepostca... $2.75

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

 

If you are interested on becoming a member of the Pacific Postcards Team please go to this link http://www.etsy.com/teams/9158/pacific-postcards-team?ref=pr_teams and click "Apply."

We have 2 different memberships: one is a general membership, for those who love postcards and collecting postcards and the other is designed for shops with at least 25% of their

items listed are postcards.

The only difference in the memberships is that the latter will be included in shop

interviews, BNRs and postcard related activities. We also plan on having activities for

the general memberships. Hope to see you there soon.

 

Create Book Shelves

I am always looking for classy ways to upcycle vintage items or to use collectibles that start to accumulate. I also want only those projects that fit appropriately in a classy home setting. I really love this idea with old books, it actually looks very classy and would fit perfect in someones library or den. I enjoy old books so much but since the Nook and those like it have come out people are not as interested in the hard copies. I personally rather read it from a book and physically hold onto the item but I am older and this is a new age. I hope you find this as cool a project as I did.
Create Book Shelves