Upcycled & Recycled on Etsy - Time To Hit The Beach

While some of the US is still fighting back the cold icy grip of winter, here in Palm Springs it is Time To Hit The Beach!  I love the beach, can't get enough of it!  Terry (hubby) and I took a day trip Saturday to beautiful Laguna Beach and now I have the beach bug.  It is has been on my mind all week.  Here are a couple of quick pictures I took with my poor half-dead camera.

So since that is where my mind is stuck I figure I might as well just go with the theme today.  I hope you enjoy my Upcycled Beach picks this morning.  Have a blessed day.

White Sea Glass Earrings, Rainbow Abalone Shell, Eco Friendly Jewelry from CindyLouWho2 at  http://ow.ly/jHja1

Recycled Plastic, Beach Plastic, Upcycled Plastic Bottles, Multi coloured 'Megadisc' Bracelet A from SpaceFruit at  http://ow.ly/jHiTY

UpCycled Beach Hat from Ella Grey Designs at http://ow.ly/jHiqN

Up-cycled Beach Coverup, Tunic or Mini Dress Made from Vintage Hawaiian Shirts from Surf Katz at http://ow.ly/jHihn

Beach Bag 2 from bunzeybagdesigns at http://ow.ly/jHjED

Upcycled Tropical Island-Time Wall/Table Clock from AcworthInteriors at http://ow.ly/jHhS6

Upcycled Shark, made of recycled wood. JAWS, Great White, outdoor art from JohnBirdsong at http://ow.ly/jHfE8

Upcycled Beach Key Holder Organizer from Dallas2Denver at http://ow.ly/jHhtc

The Custom Surfboard Sock from BeautifulFootprint at http://ow.ly/jHiFl

Upcycled & Recycled on Etsy - Tang

Often I forget how much I love the color orange.  I don't usually where orange and currently lack that color in my wardrobe.  After seeing one of Etsy highlighted treasuries I was driven to post everything orange.  I am also thinking that I will need to find myself some orange to where for the summer.  What fun, bright and cheery, Sunny color!  I hope you enjoy my picks this morning.
Blessings

Mini fabric moth/ orange brooch pin / upcycled textile art from RedTreeDesigns at http://ow.ly/jspu6



Orange Shredded Refashioned Altered Upcycled Slashed Mayhem Cut Tshirt Top by SimpleWisdom - Medium from SimpleWisdom at http://ow.ly/jsoEc

ORANGE enamel REVERSIBLE pendant necklace- HANDMADE (vintage) upcycled from UniqueUpcycledJewels at http://ow.ly/jsom6

Vintage upcycled frames set of 4 fiery orange painted floral ornate from JaxandJos at http://ow.ly/jso2K

Metal Sun Wall Sconce Upcycled Oval Wooden Orange Red Pillar Candle Holder from Rinnovato at http://ow.ly/jsnTX

Upcycled Orange Crochet Pop Tab Purse from TiaAnaLuisa at http://ow.ly/jsnBP

3 Orange Butterflies - Delightful Butterflies - Butterfly Art Printed on Upcycled Vintage Dictionary Paper - 8x10.5 from VintageDictionaryArt at http://ow.ly/jsn9l

Upcycled Orange and Purple T-Shirt Flower Barrettes from MonkeyTeeMonkeyDo at http://ow.ly/jsmUf

Oh Deer- Upcycled Orange Merino Wool Baby Hat With Green Applique Deer from SheGathers at http://ow.ly/jsmG3

Upcycled Orange Wool Sweater Skirt " Crossover " from Prids at http://ow.ly/jsmsS

Upcycled Orange Lucite Choker Necklace, Eco-Friendly Jewelry, Boho Jewelry, Layering Necklace from StrawsPinnings at http://ow.ly/jsmdE

Upcycled Orange Fantasy Flower HAIR CLIP made of Plastic Water Bottles OOAK from MaryJeansThings at http://ow.ly/jsm1z

Upcycled Orange Giraffe ... painted PoP Art from Mama Lisa's Cottage at http://ow.ly/jslRJ

Up-cycled Orange Triceratops Planter from ThePDFfiles at http://ow.ly/jslEI

Upcycled Orange M and M T-shirt, Orange M and M Bib from ElsieCreations at http://ow.ly/jslag

Handmade Large Orange Rose Cocktail Ring - Upcycled from ButterflyInTheAttic at  http://ow.ly/jsk2x

Upcycled & Recycled on Etsy - Saint Patrick's Day

It's a beautiful morning in the desert and I am already counting down the days to the weekend.  The problem with wonderful weather it makes it difficult to focus on my day job but (sigh) one must pay the bills:)  I found some great items on Etsy today that involve upcycling and Saint Patrick's day.  Having grown up in an area that is still usually struggling through winter weather at this time of year, St Patrick's day was just what's needed to break up the cabin fever.  I can remember feeling that winter would never end at this point and would be very happy to decorate everything in green. 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TwoHensandaChick

Found in Two Hens and a Chick at http://ow.ly/iRpQQ

https://www.etsy.com/shop/apmemory

Found in Etsy shop APMemory at http://ow.ly/iRoY0

https://www.etsy.com/shop/naturwrk

Found in NaturWrk at http://ow.ly/iRovU

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WaterBetweenStones

Found in Water Between Stones at http://ow.ly/iRnMq

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BeyondBottles

Found in Etsy Shop Beyond Bottles at http://ow.ly/iRmxs

Don't Wait Only 3 Days Left to Pin-It-To-Win-It

Just a friendly reminder - Only 3 days left to Pin-It-To-Win-It!  It is fast, easy and $60 value of giveaways is up for grabs for the lucky winner just for Pinning.  For more detals on how go to:

http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/09/butterfly-in-attics-fall-pin-it-to-win.html

http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com/2012/09/butterfly-in-attics-fall-pin-it-to-win.html

Butterfly In The Attic's Fall Pin-It-To-Win-It Giveaway!

Welcome to Butterfly In The Attic's Pin-It-To-Win-It. For simply pinning a few wonderful items and this post you have an opportunity to win a special collection from members of Etsy & ArtFire. 
Here is what you could win!

Icy Beauty with Earrings in Winter Blue Flower Dangle Polymer Clay Chain and Swarovski Silver

 from BlueMorningExpressions on ArtFire at

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/bluemorningexpressions

A $7.00 Value

A lovely upcycled ring (one size fits most) designed to be wonderfully feminine with a little bit of a dark side

from ButterflyInTheAttic at

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ButterflyInTheAttic

Value of $9.95

 



 

A set of 5 handmade Halloween Cards 

Using a combination of FineArt Photography and Paper Craft

from PostcardsInTheAttic at

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PostcardsInTheAttic 

A value of $29.95

A wonderfully spooktacular Candy Corn Cocoon and Earflap Hat Crochet Pattern PDF

from Sandy's Cape Cod Originals

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sandyscapecodorig

A Value of $4.95

Lucite Brooch. Amber Lucite flower with a glass orange and gold swirl bead and faux pearl center.  Measures 2" deep X 2 1/2" wide

From Christie Cottage at

https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/ChristieCottage

A Value of $15.00

Now for the how!
Mandatory:
1) Create a board titled "Butterfly's Pin It To Win It" and pin the logo below to your new board use your "pin-it" button to link this blog to the pin. 

2) Go to our board http://pinterest.com/butterflysattic/butterfly-s-fall-pin-it-to-win-it/ RePin each item from the different shops participating in this great giveaway to your board.

For additional entries:
3) Tweet this giveaway, tag it #ButterflysPinItToWinIt and post a comment telling us you did it below with the url.

4) Pin additional items to your PinItToWinIt board tagging it #ButterflysPinItToWinIt and comment below that you pinned additional items (counts as 1 extra entry each day)

Giveaway will be open from September 9th - September 23rd 2012 at midnight Pacific Time.
The winner will be drawn randomly and be notified via the email you provide and you can also find the winner posted at http://pinterest.com/butterflysattic/butterfly-s-fall-pin-it-to-win-it/ by September 25th.

(Please note:  you must keep the board posted until after the random winner is selected and posted to remain eligible.)

For more information on ButterflyInTheAttic Giveaways go to http://butterflyintheattic.blogspot.com/p/about-giveaways.html

Saturday's Gem - Root Beer Agate

Root Beef Agate like Carnelian is also a microcrystalline from the quartz group.  You will find that many of the semi precious stones used in making jewelry will come from a few main groups but the variations in coloring and inclusions are what will make them strikingly different.  Just like any agate Root Beer Agate is usually translucent - opaque and has variation in colors from a lighter brown to darker brown.  Agate is slowly formed from silica-rich precipitate (liquid) filling a cavity in different host rocks, a common host is lava.  The silica liquid eventually starts to settle and form the microcrystals creating layers until it is either filled (a Nodule) or filled partway leaving a hollow center often with larger crystals like quartz inside (a Geode.) This process is very different than the violent and often fast process that makes volcanic glass like obsidian. The reason it is called Root Beer Agate is because of this color, it looks like Root Beer. 

Often the name of the Agate will simply describe the piece;  Banded Agate has bands, and Lace Agate has a lacy pattern, but sometimes Agates are named after the areas on which they are found such as Mule Canyon etc.  Root Beer Agate can be found throughout the US it just depends on what elements were available while the agate was forming causing its Root Beer brown coloring.  I found mine on Central California beach.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97831707/beach-washed-root-beer-agate-beachcomber

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97831878/beach-washed-root-beer-agate-beachcomber?ref=v1_other_1

Of course I truly love the the pretty formations themselves but the beads, jewelry and art that are made from Root Beer Agate is truly spectacular.  Here are a few examples that can be found on ETSY.

'Saturday's Gem - Root Beer Agate' by ButterflyInTheAttic2

Often Agates are named for a characteristic or location. Root Beer Agate is that simple; it is the color of root beer. I will take mine as a float.

Chunky Pendant Beaded Choker... daisymadedesig... $59.00	White Line Brown Agate and S... CountenanceJew... $31.00	RootBeer Agate Rectangle Bea... bm1coastsbeadw... $30.00	SALE VINTAGE Brazilian Agate... AuntSuesVintag... $21.99
10% OFF SALE. Rootbeer color... DesignsbyShirl $21.00	Rootbeer Float - Black and C... moagsandsmeet $32.00	Brazilian agate earrings solcreations47 $15.00	Rootbeer Float Mens Gradient... tinymishaps $46.50
Fire Agate and Sterling Silv... AstrasShadow $94.00	Baby Rootbeer Drusy Agate Fr... TuulaGems $9.75	ON SALE Root Beer Float Geod... CRAFTERBYHEART $42.00	SHOP25 at checkout Root Beer... TheSpiritedJew... $20.00
Multi Chain & Agate Slice Pe... CamanoIslandVi... $26.50	Vintage Sarah Coventry Rootb... RoseCottageVin... $32.00	Bi color Agate Drusy Oval D... lapicarey $50.00	Rootbeer Float - A Reversabl... WireWrapper $34.95

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