Upcycle, Recycle, Reuse - A Rare Post by Leal

Upcycle, recycle and reuse has become one of the key-point mantras of today. And it's no wonder. With the world's population at an all-time high and our landfills filling to capacity, society needs a new outlook on consumable products and the packaging that houses them.

By upcycling, recycling and reusing ordinary items, you help prevent more waste from filling these landfills and by reducing the use of new manufactured product by using these upcycled, recycled or reused ones it can also help reduce the consumption of new, raw materials to make more of new materials.

Using less new manufactured materials then, by result, can result in a reduction of energy usage, air pollution, water pollution and more since there's less demand from the factories that make those new products.

So, as you can see, the mantra is an excellent one. After all. Just think for a minute how -big- a landfill you would need if every person in the world threw away -one- magazine. Just one. It might be "just one" to you, but when piled up with everyone else's.... The repercussions are mind-boggling.

In today's shop, they understand this concern for the environment 100% and are doing what they can to help minimize their own impact on the world.

UpcycleRecycleReuse on Etsy is filled with useful products made from upcycled, recycled and reused paper products.

By shopping in a shop like UpcycleRecycleReuse on Etsy, you are helping them help the world. And, with a variety of products for everyday use, they are an excellent shop to find items everyone needs from gift cards and gift tags to hand bound journals, handmade envelopes, paper embellishments for scrap-booking and more.

Take a browse through this shop and be inspired by the innovative and creative selection of items and ideas.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE TO VISIT UPCYCLERECYCLEREUSE ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, YOU CAN CLICK RIGHT HERE.

If you like what you see in the UpcycleRecycleReuse shop, you may also enjoy visiting the Upcycle-Recycle-Reuse blog!

[This blog post is a "BESTeam Feature" for the Boosting Etsy Shops Team. The BESTeam is dedicated to helping its members promote their shops and assisting each other in marketing, advertising and sharing the tips and tricks of running an online business. If you are a seller on Etsy and are interested in becoming a member of the BESTeam, the team is accepting new members and you can find more information about the team as well as apply to become a member HERE.]

Beautiful Handmade Tags, Cards and Artwork

"Ever mind the rule of three -
Three times what thou givest returns to thee,
this lesson well, thou must learn -
Thee only gets what thou dost earn."

It's a common theme, no matter the culture or religion you follow. Whether it's "treat others as you wish to be treated" or lessons of charity and kindness.

When I saw these cards, I immediately fell in love with them. The rule of three is a tenant that I was taught at a very young age and one that has influenced my life through the years from childhood onward.

As my years as a mentor, this was an important lesson I worked with parents to teach to their children as well and it has been one of the most rewarding lessons I've shared with those I've been fortunate to have helped along their own individual paths.

The shop where I found these wonderful cards is CraftyPagan Designs on Etsy. It's a shop filled with wonderful handmade tags, cards and other hand-stamped artwork and designs by Rowena. Some are themed to the pagan path such as the cards pictured above in this post, but that's by far not the only theme offered.

Rowena's CraftyPagan Designs is filled with different themes from Alice in Wonderland to The Wizard of Oz and more. They offer gift tags and cards as well as stationary, wedding and anniversary announcements, luxury greeting cards, holiday themes and even some canvases and altered art!

I love the aged paper look that many of their items have to them as well. It's unique and different as well as positively eye-catching.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE PICTURES ABOVE TO VISIT CRAFTYPAGAN DESIGN'S SHOP ON ETSY AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND OR, IF YOU PREFER, CLICK RIGHT HERE.

You might also enjoy taking a peek at CraftyPagan's blog where you can see even more of Rowena's creations. You can also stop by and say hello on Facebook or Twitter!