{Re}Purposed Lives supports at-risk children and families while working to reduce textile waste through recycling unwanted stuffed animals and plush toys.
05/27/2025
Shout out to this cute, new Etsy shop, Upcycled by Lydia. This shop's mission is similar to ours: Bringing new life to recycled and repurposed materials. Well done, Lydia, keep repurposing and creating beauty from broken and discarded pieces.
Ucycledbylydia.etsy.com
01/22/2024
And..... the first sale of 2024 is heading to Hawaii! Here's to another year of recycling, reusing, and restoring! ❤️
11/28/2023
This year for Giving Tuesday, Repurposed Lives is supporting children and families locally and globally. Because of your help to recycle, reuse, and restore, we were able to make gifts to World Vision USA and Bridge a Life. Be sure to check them both out today!
11/20/2023
THANK YOU! We love our ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews and our repeat customers!
06/23/2023
My family is on vacation until July 5th and our shop will be closed during this time. We hope you come back in early July to make your purchase and support our mission. We have new merchandise coming soon. Thank you for your interest in recycling old parts to restore young hearts! ❤️
Did you know that almost every stuffed animal we contains plastic pellets? Plastic pellets are estimated to be the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution to the ocean by weight.
As part of our commitment to we also are committed to recycling these pellets instead of throwing them away. We sell pellets in 1 cup proportions or in the various sizes of pre-stitched fabric pouches we often find inside plushies. Visit our Etsy shop to learn more, link in profile. ❤️
06/05/2023
Dried gardenias and recycled fiberfill are the products we shipped this past week which led us to that 5️⃣0️⃣ sales milestone! 🎉
02/21/2023
Drying out those beautiful flowers! More rose and pink petals coming to our Etsy shop soon! ❤️
01/19/2023
40 sales and counting! 🎉
01/09/2023
Poly pellets continue to be a big seller in our Etsy shop - we are sold out of this craft resource again. Time to recycle more stuffed animals, which by the way, are loaded with poly pellets.
While these small weighted bags are helpful in crafts they are very bad for our environment. Did you know that an estimated ten trillion plastic pellets are swept into waterways annually, adding to harmful levels of plastic pollution in the environment.
You are helping a good cause and helping the environment with every purchase you make from . Check out our Etsy shop (link in profile) to see what recycled craft supplies are available now!
12/09/2022
Need a last minute gift idea this Christmas? Check out our 2 new repurposed jewelry framed art pieces: a pearl angel and blue crystal flower (➡️ swipe!) Both of these framed pieces are now up for sale in our Etsy shop - link in profile!
11/29/2022
Dear RePurposed Lives Friends,
This little social business was started because we wanted to find a way to support at-risk children and families, both here in the US and around the world. Normally on we would be making gifts to one the nonprofits we support. However, this year another important cause is the recipient of the profit raised from our efforts to .
Ruth Sheehan, a fellow adoptive mama we've known since 2007, continues a long and unimaginable struggle to complete the adoption of her son Luis. Luis is now 15 years old and Ruth lives in Guatemala to be near him as she is the only mother he has ever known. Although Ruth is able to work remotely, the cost of living in Guatemala and fighting an impossible legal battle for 15 years is challenging. You can read more about her story through several updates on this GoFundMe page.
Although you will not get tax deductible donations by giving to this cause today, we at Repurposed Lives continue to hope that one day Ruth and Luis will be able to come home and be a forever family. Thank you for supporting our mission and considering a special gift today to Ruth & Luis. ❤️
Help Bring Luis Home Now, organized by Ruth Sheehan What has happened: I began my adoption of Luis in Guatemala in July of 2007. He has been my s… Ruth Sheehan needs your support for Help Bring Luis Home Now