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Category: Patterns & Products

Posted on September 9, 2019June 28, 2020

DIY Craft Kit: Book Page Pumpkins

I can feel the crisp fall air moving in to New England. The breeze is cool and light and I know the smell of warm apples and pumpkin pie are just around the corner. What better way to get in the mood for fall than to make a few pumpkins! All kits will be shipped …

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Posted on March 25, 2016

DIY Upcycled Notecard: Hello Birdy!

Upcycled Notecard: Hello Birdy!

Learn how to create your own upcycled notecard & handmade envelope from repurposed materials. I love to craft with repurposed materials & much of my inspiration comes from our recycle bin! This pattern was developed after I took an embroidery class with Bonnie Sennott of Blue Peninsula at Knack: The Art of Clever Reuse and …

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Posted on November 16, 2015

DIY Essential Oil Drawstring Pouch Pattern

This project was inspired by my love of crafting with repurposed materials and our pursuit to live a healthy lifestyle. I created this design immediately after receiving my first set of essential oils so I could easily carry them around with me. We now use them daily in cooking, cleaning and for overall wellness. Pattern …

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About Amber Ladley

Amber Ladley is a creative entreprenuer who seeks meaningful projects that light up her soul. Her specialties are talking trash, seeing potential in everyday waste, and igniting creativity in others.

She currently spends her days crafting, computing, and being a mom to two amazing teenagers. Her passion for creative reuse bleeds into everything she does from teaching upcycling workshops, to making handmade gifts and notecards.

View her artist portfolio at happilyupcycled.com.

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NEW!! & just in time for #worldlabyrinthday on Saturday! Now you can experience the benefits of using a finger labyrinth to create stillness and peace within with my latest piece of digital art. Now available for purchase & download at happilyupcycled.com and in my #Etsy shop: Quilled Finger Labyrinth Meditation Tool (Printable File).
On October 1st my shop was awarded the Etsy Star Seller badge!! I love making handmade gifts & upcycled craft kits and I’m grateful to the customers and friends who’ve purchased them and left ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ reviews 😊 thank you!!
I don’t know Paige & Chris, but I sure loved putting together their gift package this morning 🥰
They’re back!!! Ready to get your craft on and make some paper pumpkins for your fall decor? I recently rescued and repurposed an art history textbook, a cookbook, a children’s picture book, and a world atlas. All of these book pages will make adorable pumpkins and the craft is simple and satisfying. Each kit is one-of-a-kind and I have 19 left in my Etsy shop @happilyupcycled that are ready to ship to you or a friend :) $25 (includes shipping!)
I just learned it’s World Labyrinth Day! Labyrinths are incredible tools and I enjoy incorporating them into my creative practice. Here’s one of my Upcycled finger labyrinths made from a vinyl record and rope from an old hammock.
Sometimes playing leads to kit making ❤️ I Upcycled 👖 to make this Finger Labyrinth Embroidery Pattern & Upcycled Denim Craft Kit. Available now in my Etsy shop or on happilyupcycled.com 😊 if you enjoy hand-stitching and are looking for your next mindful crafting project, please check it out! $25 includes shipping to anywhere in US & I’m happy to send it out as a gift from you, just check the gift box on checkout!
Playing with french knots, a denim scrap & my finger labyrinth pattern 😍
Bulk custom order being shipped this morning! I spent the weekend crafting 15 DIY Book Page Pumpkin kits & I’m thrilled with the results 😊 These craft kits were Upcycled from discarded history books & I can’t wait to see them transformed into a paper pumpkin patch 🧡❤️
I love to make paper flowers + I love making DIY craft kits, so when a dear friend gifted me a box of donated maps this is what happened 😊 I’m thrilled to share that now you can make one, too!! Read on for details or if your ready to order head on over to happilyupcycled.com
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Press + Praise

  • Happily Upcycling in South Hadley (Going Green)
  • Oxford library classes create beauty out of rubbish (The Webster Times)
  • Thank You! (Email from Library Patron)
  • Glenmeadow Learning Participants Got Crafty
  • Your Time: Kusudama workshop, Westhampton Public Library (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
  • Craftworking Works (BeetlePress)

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