Upcycled Design Lab Blog

Lace Up Roper Boot Refashion

Some friends of ours are moving out of state for a new job. I will miss them of course. But I am surprised to find myself feeling slightly to envious. I have solid roots here. I love my home, my hometown and having my family and friends nearby. We have renovated nearly every part of our house over the last 15 years to make it our own. I can't imagine not living in this space that I have labored over; sanded, painted, torn up and put back together. All the seasons of digging, planting, watering and mowing have reinforced the... Read more →

Upcycled Magazine Paper - Quilled Earrings

Update on 6-9-2017 Check out my new quilling how to video here Hello, Thanks for stopping by. I have a lot to get through today so I had best get started. I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to mention this, but it has been troubling me for the last few days and while I would like to be above such things, I just can't quite shake my hurt and indignant feelings. A couple of weeks ago I posted a tutorial for woven magazine baskets. Some of you left me lovely comments on my blog post. THANK YOU... Read more →

Valentine "LOVE" Blocks Gift Boxes - Upcycled

Hello Peeps, It's lovely to have you here. I must start by saying that I apologize for I fear that this post is being slapped together at the last moment. I had bigger plans for detailing the process of making these little boxes. I was going to have beautiful pictures and even a short video but there is no video and well some of my photos are not too pretty. I do hope you can make sense of it anyway. To start you will need: 4 cracker or cereal boxes The 4 templates printed out on white paper (at the... Read more →

Upcycled Magazines - Woven Baskets and Trash Can

l have to confess that l am a messy crafter. l have craft supplies stored all over the house. But it is the new year and I have just finished hours of cleaning, sorting and organizing in my sewing/crafting room so l am determined to keep things tidy for a little while. Hopefully these baskets will help. A few weeks ago I made a small version of a woven magazine basket but I wondered what else I could make. I needed some storage baskets and a new trash can. So I figured I would give the woven magazine technique a... Read more →

50 Plus Upcycled Projects - 2015 Year In Review

Hi All, I don't have a new project this week. Just a big wish for all of you to have a...... And this short video re-cap of all the projects from 2015. Happy Upcycling, Read more →