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Book Page Pumpkins in Westhampton, MA November 13, 2018 at 11:00 pm – 1:00 am Westhampton Memorial Public Libraryn1 North Rd, Westhampton, MA 01027, United States Contact library to sign up.
Decoupaged Jars in Springfield, MA December 5, 2018 at 11:00 pm – 1:00 am Springfield City Library: East Springfield Branch, 21 Osborne Terrace, Springfield, MA 01104, USA Contact library to sign up.
Upcycled Paper Flowers in East Longmeadow, MA December 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm East Longmeadow Public Library, 60 Center Square, East Longmeadow, MA 01028, USA Contact library to sign up.

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.

Her professional work involves being the Creative Director of the Speaker Sisterhood, a growing network of public speaking clubs for women and leading craft gatherings for grown-ups who miss their creative side (or don’t believe they have one).

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Want to learn how to make these paper flowers? You can! Join me Tuesday night in Whately, MA 😊❤️SIGN UP REQUIRED. CALL 413-665-2170 to register. Library is open Sat 10-3 and Mon 10-5. More info below: #Repost @whatelypubliclibrary with @get_repost ・・・ Upcycled Book Page Flowers workshop! SIGN-UP REQUIRED. Tuesday 10/16, 6-8 pm. AGES 13 & UP. Learn how to repurpose discarded book pages into paper flowers using the Kusudama technique. All materials provided, but feel free to bring your own decorative accents for the center of your flowers (buttons, small sea shells, bottle caps, etc. work well for this). Workshop taught by Amber Ladley, founder of Knack: Creative Reuse in Easthampton. LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS. PLEASE STOP BY OR CALL 665-2170 TO SIGN UP. #creativityworkshop #upcycledbouquet #handmadegift #handmadegiftidea #creativeteuse #whately #whattodoinwhately

Happy Earth Day! #sunrisetimelapse #SpeakUpTour2018

Working from home on a not so snowy snow day #ilovemyjob also AMAZING things are happening over at @speakersisterhood check us out ❤️😊

What a great way to kickoff the weekend! I spent the morning with these amazing & courageous women of the @speakersisterhood who showed up and spoke up. It was awesome and I am extremely grateful ❤️😊Happy Friday!!!

Joker by @willbotic ❤️😊

I'm teaching one of my favorite upcycling projects this Saturday at the Sunderland Public Library! Join me for a lovely crafternoon!! Call the library to register: (413) 665-2642. Hope to see you there!! ❤️😊

My view from the "stage" tonight ❤️ learning the art of public speaking while sharing my love of crafting with Speaker Sisters in Northampton 😊@speakersisterhood

Watching Movies + Making Art = how my kids are spending their summer days ❤️

We finally made it to ComicCon!

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Call the @whatelypubliclibrary to sign up: 413-665-2170, they’re open until 3pm today 😊 I hope to see you on Tuesday night for some crafty fun!! #Repost @whatelypubliclibrary with @get_repost ・・・ Upcycled Book Page Flowers workshop! SIGN-UP REQUIRED. Tuesday 10/16, 6-8 pm. AGES 13 & UP. Learn how to repurpose discarded book pages into paper flowers using the Kusudama technique. All materials provided, but feel free to bring your own decorative accents for the center of your flowers (buttons, small sea shells, bottle caps, etc. work well for this). Workshop taught by Amber Ladley, founder of Knack: Creative Reuse in Easthampton. LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS. PLEASE STOP BY OR CALL 665-2170 TO SIGN UP. #upcycledbooks #upcycledart #librarycrafts #creativereuse #pioneervalley #westernmass #whately #whattodoinwhately

How cool would that be?! Anyone else applying for Season 2 of Making It? #makingit

Working outside today on a @speakersisterhood project 😊❤️ #timelapseart #creativereuse #upcycleddictionary

So exciting to see this project come to life! We made almost 500 flowers out of paint chips 😊❤️Thanks @awcolor for the fun opportunity and Lou, Steph, Lenore, Michele, Gayatri, Christina and Tim for your crafty hands!!#paintchipart #upcycledflowers #handmadebouquet #Repost @awcolor with @get_repost ・・・ And then this happened..... . . . (But not without lots of help! A million thanks to @happilyupcycled for helping me make this happen.)

When I got home from @oxfordfreepubliclibrary yesterday, I found this gorgeous photo from library director, Brittany McDougal, who found the perfect vase in her office to display the flowers she created in my #paperflower workshop 😊❤️ I also borrowed a few crafty books before I left for the day — looking forward to spending some time with books by @psimadethis & @valeriemckeehan #creativeinspiration #ilovelibraries

Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of crafting with the creative community of Oxford at the @oxfordfreepubliclibrary — many paper flowers and smiles were made — it was an awesome day!! 😊❤️🌸 #upcycledflowers #papercrafts #creativereuse #librarylove

This week I had the pleasure of presenting upcycling workshops at the Belchertown & Leominster, MA libraries. I had so much fun crafting with their creative communities. We made pumpkins, flowers & explored the art of quilling 😊❤️#creativereuse #upcyclingworkshop #ilovelibraries

Join me for a crafternoon this Saturday! Call the Sunderland Public Library to register: (413) 665-2642 😊❤️#sunderlandma #creativereuse #ilovelibraries

Just look at how happy she is! I found this record at @turnitupnoho in the bargain bin. Of course, I wasn't looking for music, but rather a surface for my latest creative reuse project: finger labyrinths. I discovered this handy meditation tool in the serenity gardens at the @southhadleypubliclibrary earlier this summer & have been thinking about how to make them since. This project came full circle when I discovered that Margie Adam has a thing for labyrinths, too. So her album has not been upcycled (yet!) 😊❤️Swipe to see the finished pieces...they were so much fun to make! #serendipity #repurposedrecords #creativereuse #margieadam #fingerlabyrinth #meditationtool

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Upcoming Workshops

Book Page Pumpkins in Westhampton, MA November 13, 2018 at 11:00 pm – 1:00 am Westhampton Memorial Public Libraryn1 North Rd, Westhampton, MA 01027, United States Contact library to sign up.
Decoupaged Jars in Springfield, MA December 5, 2018 at 11:00 pm – 1:00 am Springfield City Library: East Springfield Branch, 21 Osborne Terrace, Springfield, MA 01104, USA Contact library to sign up.
Upcycled Paper Flowers in East Longmeadow, MA December 8, 2018 at 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm East Longmeadow Public Library, 60 Center Square, East Longmeadow, MA 01028, USA Contact library to sign up.

Want me to lead an upcycling workshop for your group? Learn more »

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)
Web Designer’s Interest Sparked in Girlhood (The Creative)
Awarded Top Woman in Web/Graphic Design 2014 (Western Mass Women’s Magazine)

Speaker Sisterhood of South Hadley Club Meetings

South Hadley Club Meeting October 26, 2018 at 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Ohana School of Performing Arts, 470 Newton St, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA Learn more + RSVP
South Hadley Club Meeting November 2, 2018 at 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Ohana School of Performing Arts, 470 Newton St, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA Learn more + RSVP

Ready to discover your voice through the art of public speaking?

Learn more about the Speaker Sisterhood and the group I lead in South Hadley, MA.

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