Upcycled Design Lab Blog

Add Some Bling To Your Table - Upcycled Placemats

Hello Friends, I wish I had thought of this project before the Holiday's. It turned out so sparkly and shiny that it makes me think of New Years Eve. It did take some time to cut all the CD's so I have only completed one placemat so far. The good news is I have roughly ten months to make a few more, so hopefully I wont have to throw a dinner party for one. :-) I started with one of the hubby's old work shirts. To make the base. Then I gathered up my old CD's I used a 1... Read more →

Upcycled Napkin Rings (Paper Tubes and CD's)

Hello All , Some of you maybe aware for a short time I was helping to host a linky party for upcycled crafts. To be completely honest I didn't really have to do anything but paste some code on my blog. Last November the original host decided not to run the linky party anymore. Since then I have been trying to think of a way for other folks to share their upcycled projects. It is not an official linky party but if you have an upcycled project or projects you would like to share on this blog please click the... Read more →

Whitening Whites the Weird Way

This isn't a thing that I normally bother to write about but I work part time as a waitress. Most of the time it is a perfectly fine way to make a living. Believe it or not I have made a little money here and there from my crafting and this blog but so far I still need to make a living elsewhere. But getting back to my glamorous day job, I go through an awful lot of white oxford shirts. Not that they wear out but they do get grimy. Not even bleach and hot water can get those... Read more →

Refashioning a refashion - Kaftan to Sundress - Upcycling T-shirts

Hello friends, I have a pretty straightforward project this week, it is making me wish for some nice summer weather. As I write this there is snow on the ground and a few weeks of winter left to navigate but spring will be here before I know it and soon enough summer will follow. About a year ago I made this Kaftan from some old T-shirts. I really liked the colors and how the color blocks went together but it turns out that I am not really a Kaftan person because I never wore it. I also had the top... Read more →