Man Up...Cycle!

Dad's Day is coming up and gift ideas are a welcome sight for frustrated shoppers looking for that perfect something for the hardest to please recipient! Maybe that's why we buy so many ties~ sheer frustration drives us to settle on an easy out. Luckily, Etsy has an amazing array of choices to please almost any father, and this is one time of the year that Upcyclers truly shine! One of the hottest trends right now are handmade masculine gifts upcycled from industrial by-products and salvaged materials. Here are just a few from Upcyclers, an Etsy team whose members Love 2 Upcycle!


Waterproof Eco Fashion Man Bag by Katcha Bilek
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This Reclaimed Barnwood Table / Bench by Atomic Attic would be perfect in his 'Man Cave'!

A Porcelain Eight Ball Wine Stopper by DroxDesigns~

Man's Best Friend? Ricochet Roy Metal Dog by Voigt Metal

T-Rex Dinosaur Skull by JohnBirdsong~ Not sure if he bites!

Keep it Cool with a Tree Branch Beer Cozy by EvesLittleEarthlings

And every 'King of the Castle' needs a great throne~ This New West Heritage Mission Chair by Original Metal Works will have him sitting in style!

For more ideas and original handmade goods from Upcyclers, stop by the team's blog and take a stroll through the Galleries!

Hoppin' Down The Bunny Trail~

HIPPITY HOP!

Easter's on it's way...

And the best thing it brings is spring! With all it's wonder and glory~ budding blooms and fresh new outfits, Sunday best shoes and fresh cut hair, slicked back or curled like days gone by. When all the silly resolutions of New Year's have gone unresolved, Spring gives us another chance to be fresh again. No bright lights, horns or wild promises, spring relies instead upon sunlit mornings fresh with dew on flower blossoms...

 

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"  
  ~Robin Williams

April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go.
~Christopher Morley, John Mistletoe

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
~Doug Larson

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall.  ~Nadine Stair

Dance as if no one were watching,
Sing as if no one were listening,
And live every day as if it were your last.