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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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Final prep week is here! I've been so busy crafting I've had no time to take 📷 's 😂, but I promise I'll have lots of handmade gifts and DIY kits ready for @milltownartisanfair01027 😊 Hope to see you on Saturday!!

I 💚 when I find long-forgotten hidden treasures...I believe this leaf has been pressed for more than a year. I found it in a dictionary. Do you press leaves & flowers in book pages?

Celebrating 15 years of marraige with @t1020 ❤😊

She nudged me to get out for a walk & I'm so glad we did 😊❤

DIY Pumpkin Kits??!! Hmmm...so for me "patiently waiting" (see previous post) means getting my hands on some paper and crafting 😍 i find the art of paper craft to be relaxing and stress relieving. Fortunately my amazing test group hasn't made me wait too long for feedback 😊❤ive received phone calls and texts and emails and photos and a couple surveys returned via 🐌 mail -- I'm still digesting it all and need to hear from a few more voices before figuring out what my DIY postcard subscription product looks like, BUT one thing is very clear -- everyone LOVES the kits and I LOVE making the kits YAY!!! . . So, back to those pumpkins...I've taught many book page pumpkin workshops over the past few years at libraries and Craftworking events. It's an easy, well loved and satisfying project and i have sooo much great paper to make these kits with (including maps/atlases, children's books, music pages -- all materials I've rescued from the landfill) and they will make GORGEOUS PAPER PUMPKINS!!!!! . . WANT ONE?? DM me your email address or send me a note at happilyupcycled@gmail.com. When all the info is ready I'll send you the link and you can decide whether or not to purchase a kit. Need more info.... . . Here's where I'm at with putting the DIY Book Page Pumpkin Kits together: ✔ prototype complete = kit includes material to make 3 pumpkins (sm, med, lg). Written instructions + access to a video tutorial. Maybe even a virtual craft date if there is interest in that...lmk if that's something you'd want to do. . 📦 ship date = late Sept/early Oct . Limited quantity will be available. I have enough time and materials to make between 25-50 kits over the next four weeks. . . WANT ONE?? DM me your email address or send me a note at happilyupcycled@gmail.com. Have questions? Please comment below or send me a message. Thanks! . . #creativereuse #iwantcraftsinthemail #DIYcreativityKit #paperpumpkins #DIYpumpkin

To the post office! 17 DIY test kits went out today 💕 I had so much fun making these 😊 Thanks to all who signed up to receive one...Now I just need to practice patience while I wait for feedback 😂#iwantcraftsinthemail

Sometimes an idea comes to me and it doesn't go away...this one has been brewing for a few weeks and I'm thrilled to be working on a new creative project 🎉 @happilyupcycled I'm developing a monthly craft kit that will inspire your creativity + sense of connection...WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?! Test kits are being mailed this Tuesday...if you promise to send me honest feedback, I'll send you a prototype 😊❤ to participate either DM me your mailing address or email your name and contact info to: happilyupcycled@gmail.com #creativereuse #monthlyDIY #upcycled #papercraft #happilyupcycled

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

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Upcycled Gratitude Jars November 19, 2019 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hartford Public Library, Dwight Branch, 7 New Park Ave, Hartford, CT 06106, USA

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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)