Where to find us

 We are more than happy to announce that some of our Repurposed bags can be found at 
Divine Expressions Jewelery store in Kelowna, B.C.
Ramada Hotel Lobby of Kelowna 2170 Harvey Ave (across from Orchard Park Mall)
250.317.1134 Open Tuesday through Saturday 9:30 to 5 
you can find Divine Expressions of facebook click here
 Some of our bags at the store can't be found anywhere else!
store is owned and operated by a very talented artist named Lisa Brown. Here is a feature that was recently done about her by Awesome Okanagan
If you look closely at the picture of her store you can see some of our Owl bags!

She has some beautiful handcrafted pieces. Here is a picture of Repurposed brass reeds from an old pipe organ she reworked into great pendants.

Lisa is going to be celebrating Divine Expressions Jewelery one year anniversary on December 9th. Click here for more info


Featured

I recently found out my bags are featured on this blogsite http://etsystalker.com/2011/10/20/to-coffee-with-love/
Thank you very much Etsy Stalker for mentioning my products!

I have been working on a few new business ventures these past few weeks. Lot's to share with you soon!

Learning curve

I have added some fun links. Can you find them?

It's been a very busy two weeks in my part of the world. Fun, but busy. I enjoyed a lovely vacation with my husbands family. It was a time to relax and enjoy the company of family especially my amazing nieces. Then it was back home and straight into the first week of school. Parents of school aged children know exactly what I'm talking about. It can be a bit hectic. 

I have been working hard learning a new and exciting skill. The art of espresso :) I work at an amazing coffee shop. The people I work with are truly great and I'm enjoying this learning curve. It's no secret that my husband and I are coffee lovers (my husband was a Barista before he joined the "family" business). In fact as a family we will be starting a coffee blog in the next month. We will be sharing our experiences at coffee shops all over the world. I'll keep you posted.



I found time (late nights) to finish some new bags and post them on my Etsy site. 49th Parallel coffee roasters changed their packaging not long ago and I haven't had the time, until this past week, to create some new bags with them. I really like how they look and function. 


I am still working on my first How To - upcycled project. I hope to have it posted soon! Have a great week everyone. Looks like the weather lady is forecasting rain. Sounds like a good week to me:) I love the rain.

My first How-To coming soon

I'm working on my first how-to tutorial! We are heading out for a last minute end of summer family trip this week so I won't be able to post it until September 9th. Until then here is one of my favorite websites for DIY stuff. I hope you like it too. There are lots of really great How-To videos.
http://www.youtube.com/threadbanger

Also one of the original Threadbanger crew Corinne has a new website called Craftovision. It's totally worth checking out.  http://craftovision.tumblr.com/ I've been inspired by Corinne to push myself to become more creative and open minded when it comes to Upcycling and Repurposing.  The possibilities seem endless!

Enjoy the websites!

How can you get involved?

Are you someone who upcycles? Do you have products that you would like to sell? Send us an email and give us all your info. We are always looking for artists to join the SHiFT family.

We are always accepting donations and are looking for the following items
- old typewriters
- floppy disks
- old leather jackets, skirts, bags, pants (pretty much anything leather)
- coffee bags from any roaster
- broken cell phones 
- old watches 
- pin on buttons

If you live in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada we are willing to come and pick up any donations. If you live somewhere else in the world and would like to help us out by sending us items that could be repurposed send us an email.

sewing zombie

I've been sewing for three days straight. My leg is a little numb and I could use a good shoulder rub. I've been working on new fun designs for my Repurposed coffee bag bags. I'm having a lot of fun pushing myself to be more and more creative.
Here are a few early pictures of some new stuff.

 I know the pictures aren't that great but I will take new ones and post them soon. This is just a sneak peak. Hope you like them.
What kinds of images would you like to see on the bags? I'd love to hear.



Time to SHiFT

Welcome, welcome one and all to the beginning.

What is SHiFT?
In a world where everything seems disposable we try to rescue some of those things and make them useful once again. We take things that would normally be sent to a landfill or that would just sit in the back of your closet or a drawer, forgotten because it's 'out of style,' and make them useful

Why do we do this?
Why on earth do we take what most people would throw away and try to think of new ways it could be re worked? 
The short answer is because we LIVE on earth and want it to last a long, long time.
The longer (but not much longer) answer is we feel that if we can use materials in a new way and upcycle "garbage" then we can make a dent in the ever growing pile. Our creativity and imagination can help rid the earth of some trash that fills so many landfills.

What you can expect to find here at the SHiFT blog.
You can follow our upcycling adventures! We will be posting projects that we are working on and there will be some How-To's for you to try upcycling at home. 
There will be posts by different bloggers, artists and crafters who are all working to creativly repurpose rescued materials. 
We will have bi-monthly contests where you can win some great repurposed items!

How can you help?
We are always accepting donations and are looking for the following items
- old typewriters
- floppy disks
- old leather jackets, skirts, bags, pants (pretty much anything leather)
- coffee bags from any roaster
- broken cell phones 

If you live in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada we are willing to come and pick up any donations. If you live somewhere else in the world and would like to help us out by sending us items that could be repurposed send us an email.

Thank you for stopping by. Now bookmark us and visit again soon!