I was so excited when Julie from Sum Of Their Stories invited me to join her Monthly Sustainable Pinterest Challenge. What is this Sustainable Pinterest Challenge? For the explanation, scroll down below, I just copy paste it from Julie. Lol, I hope she doesn’t mind.
The Pinterest Challenge has had a bit of a reboot for 2022 and is now the Sustainable Pinterest Challenge. Each month I join a group of creative bloggers and we select a pin or two to we feel inspired by and give it a go. Starting in January 2022 the Pinterest Challenge has a sustainable, eco friendly twist to it. All the projects shared will have something about them that involves recycling, upcycling, a general ethos of reducing waste and using what we have. It’s not about beating ourselves with a stick, it’s just about giving thought to how we can make small changes in our lives just a little more sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment.
This month the theme is “From The Kitchen” so I thought of my broken baking pan right away. I couldn’t use it anymore as it’s already leaked, but I still keep it. Yup, I’m a bit of a hoarder. Then I spotted a round wall decoration on Pinterest which inspired me to make use of the ring side of my old baking pan into a Valentine Wall Decoration. I incorporated my Valentine Card from CD into this project. So, let’s find out more on how I made it.
Things To Prepare
For this upcycling project, I took my old project of Valentine Card From CD as one of the main ornament. So, this is actually an upcyling upcycled project. LOL! I sometimes do that if I think of new idea of incorporating my old project with the new one. And this Valentine wall decoration is a great way to preserve your precious Valentine card from your loved one. Anyway, let’s see what I use to make this Upcycled Valentine Wall Decoration:
- A Valentine card made out of CD (click to learn how I made it) or you can use any of your Valentine card or ornament.
- Old baking pan (just use the outer ring side, it’s a removable baking pan – springform pan)
- White paint
- Pink checkered ribbon
- Gold ribbon
- Glue
How To Make
It’s so easy to make, and super quick. Most of all it’s an upcycling decoration from the kitchen. Now, gather all the supplies which I’ve mentioned above and follow these easy steps on how to make Upcycled Valentine Wall Decoration :
1 . Take the old outer ring of the springform pan and clean it. Let it dry. Then you can paint it effortless with white paint to make a rustic look which I like. Leave it to dry.
2. Continue with inserting the ribbon hanger of the CD Valentine Card in the pan’s lock. Secure it.
3 .Make a ribbon out of gold and pink checkered ribbon. Paste the ribbon to the top of the ring, by the lock. Done! Hang it somewhere that you like to decor your home with Valentine’s vibes.
Now let’s take a look at what the other Sustainable Pinterest Challenge participants have made for their “From The Kitchen” challenge.
Julie | Sum of their Stories
Gail | Purple Hues and Me
Terri | Terri Steffes
T’onna | Sew Crafty Crochet
Julie | Treasures Made From Yarn
Lydia | Life Beyond the Kitchen
Allyson | Southern Sunflowers
Mel | Decor Craft Design
Donna | Modern on Monticello
Linda | Crafts a la mode
Niki | Life as a LEO Wife
Kitchen Storage Jar to Pretty Vase
Upcycled Valentine Wall Decoration
Cakeplate Makeover and Valentine
How to make Reusable Sandwich Wraps
Crochet Dishcloth and Sponge Set
Repurposed Altoid Tin to Camper Games
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Decor Craft Design 
What a fun way to upcycle an old springform pan, Mel! I love that you highlighted it with a Valentine card made out of a CD! How unique! It certainly is amazing what can be created from old kitchen items! And it looks lovely as a wall decoration! It’s great having you join us with this challenge! Welcome!
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Aww, thank you so much, Gail! It is amazing to give an unattractive kitchen “junk” a new pretty life. I like this month’s challenge. Thanks for the warm welcome, so excited for the next month’s challenge!
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Great use of an old springform pan. I love that you’ve upcycled your CD twice to make something attractive 🙂
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Thank you so much, Lydia! Yes, it’s a double upcycle project. LoL
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I love it Mel, and I’m so pleased to have you join us at the Sustainable Pinterest Challenge.
I have a couple of narrow rings that used to be my mums that I’ve kept as they are too good to throw away, you know the kind of thing! Like the sides of a spring form tin but with no bottom so you just put them on a baking tray and only about 1 1/2 ” high. They could be great for soemthing like this, I will have to dig them out and see what I can do.
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Yes, I always think there is a potential from a “junk” and then keep it. So my family said I’m a hoarder. LOL! Well, I’m sure you can be creative with your ring and come out with something special. Thank you so much, Julie!
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Adorable! So glad to have you with us this month. It’s my first month too. Your pan is so cute & matches your CD card. So cute. The link in the Linky Party isn’t coming to your page. It’s giving a 404 error, but I’m changing the link on my site (not int the link party because I can’t change that) to this page.
XOXO,
Niki ~ Life as a LEO Wife
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The Linky Party is fixed! You’re good to go!
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Yay!
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Yup, I had told Julie about this and she’s fixed it right away. Some others were also had the same problem, but it’s fixed now. Thank you, Niki!
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I couldn’t figure out what you had used for the outer piece – a springform pan? Genius! I love this upcycle, Mel. Great job!
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Aww, thank you so much, Ann! I think almost anything has a potential for a new pretty life and even useful.
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How sweet is this! I love decorating for the holidays and Valentine’s Day just calls for something unique like this!
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Thank you so much! I think it’s great to preserve a Valentine card through an upcycle project.
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This is so cute and fun! I love the heart and the ribbon! So pretty!
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Thank you so much! It is a fun project.
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Wow. I cannot believe how much I like this.. It is awesome! Oh, I’m definitely going to make this. I pinned this for future reference also. Best wishes and keep crafting. Linda @Crafts a la mode
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Thank you so much, Linda! It’s such a pleasure to upcycle something unusual. Best wishes and happy crafting to you too!
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It’s wonderful you were able to double up on the upcycles ~clever! Your sweet looking Valentine ornament worked out perfectly paired with your springform pan makeover. Welcome to the group!
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So beautifully framed – gorgeous make and I enjoyed your tutorial 😁. Happy wishes! Hugs Jo x
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Thank you, Jo! I know, like they are meant for each other, the heart card and the ring. Happy wishes to you too! xoxo
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So delicate! Perfect for Valentine’s day!
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Thank you so much Michele!
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