Holy Upcycled Crafty Giveaway!

No joke all of this could be yours! 

We are having one of the biggest giveaways I have ever seen. OK so it isn't a trip to Hawaii, but we are talking about handcrafted items here. This giveaway is a serious score!

Here is what we have from top to bottom, left to right. Like you are reading a book unless you are in Japan. Eco Friendly Soy Crayons $12, Upcycle Clutch $50, Handcrafted Earrings $31, Adjustable Ring $N/A, Hand Knit Pot Holder $N/A , Upcycled Hair Clip $N/A, Paper Bead Earrings $18, Handcrafted Polymer Clay Rose Ring $21, Upcycled Pin $N/A, Upcycled Necklace $12, Handmade Toddler Size 3 Lemon Skirt $15, Upcycled Faux Leather Wrist Cuff $15.

This giveaway is part of the Upcycled by Ash auction to benefit the National Wildlife Federation. Check out the auction here- http://on.fb.me/fQuOi7 The auction and the giveaway are running until midnight on Saturday April 23rd.

How to enter the giveaway: 

You only have to do one of the following but you are welcome to do everything to increase your chances of winning.

• Place a Bid, each bid placed will also count as 1 ENTRY EACH into the giveaway 
• Write a Blog Post, write a post about this auction on your blog. 5 ENTRIES. You must include links to upcycledbyash.blogspot.com, the auction, and your favorite item/artist's online shop, blog or facebook page if provided. Leave a comment on the giveaway photo in the auction with the link to your post - leave comment here, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=203439823021809&set=a.203155696383555.51473.143109902388135&type=1&theater 
• Write a Facebook Note, follow the directions for a writing a blog post, but post it as a note from your personal facebook page. You must tag 30 people in the note to receive the 5 ENTRIES. Don't forget to tag Upcycled by Ash in the note so we know that you wrote it and shared it with your friends.
• Share, share the link to the auction album and/or your favorite items on facebook. 1 ENTRY EACH. Be sure to tag @Upcycled by Ash in your post so we know you shared.
• Tweet, tweet about the auction and/or your favorite items on twitter. 1 ENTRY EACH. Be sure to mention @upcycledbyash in your tweet so we know you tweeted.

Upcycled Leather Cuff Bracelets

These fashionable upcycled leather bracelets are eco friendly. Made from old leather jackets, freecycled beads and recycled rhinstones from ice skating costumes.

Upcycled leather jacket and freecycled beads

Last night my friend sent me a picture of some leather bracelets she saw while she was vacationing in Mexico. She wanted to know if I could make some thing similar. I was immediately inspired. I have been trying to decide for months what I wanted to do with the four leather jackets that were donated to me last summer.

I cut off a sleeve and got started! I whipped up four leather wrist cuffs last night. I have a pretty good supply of freecycled and recycled beading material. I really wanted these to be as upcycled as possible.

Last year I also received a donation of rhinestones and sequined embellishments from a friend whose daughters use to be competitive figure skaters. The rhinestones are perfect for this project.

If you like these let me know. I don't have them on Etsy yet but if you want to buy one you can always contact me directly at ashvantol@gmail.com. They cost $10 or $12 depending on the amount of time they took to make.

upcycled leather and recycled rhinestones

Handmade Rose Rings and Hairpins

Handcrafted Pink Rose Bobby Pin

These handmade roses are seriously cute! There is a satisfaction that comes from handmade jewelry that you don't get from mass produced items. Most the time you see flower jewelry like rings, earrings and hairpins for sale on Etsy the crafter simply bought the flower and glued it onto the metal base. But not these beauties! Keri Aragon of String Bean Studios and I handcrafted these perfect little roses ourselves. We are very proud of the end result. I seriously think you need one for your finger or hair!

Silver Ring with Silver Rose

Silver Ring with Pink Rose

Keep a look out for more of these gorgeous creations from Keri and I. We are making the roses in more colors and more styles. There are even earrings to match!

Our handmade rose jewelry is available for sale in the String Bean Studios Etsy store- http://etsy.me/hZI1sH

"Choose Your Own" Earrings Winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated, commented and shared about my "Choose Your Own' Earrings Giveaway! Just because you didn't win doesn't mean that you can't own a pair of my handmade earrings. For today, March 3rd 2011, only you can get 15% off anything in the Upcycled by Ash Etsy store by using the coupon code - MARCH3

The lucky winners of the "Choose Your Own" Earrings Giveaway are... Kim Trick, Susie Wiener and Kat Emerick. Winners have been notified by email.

Shop Upcycled by Ash on Etsy  

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