Upcycled Design Lab Blog

Not Your Typical Paper Hat - Upcycled Magazine Paper

Remember back in your childhood. Did you ever fold a paper hat out of a piece of news paper or shape a cone hat from bright constructions paper for a birthday party? This is not that kind a paper hat. Those hats you fashioned as an imaginative child were easy to make, you produced them quickly and then easily disposed of them once the party or imaginary pirate raid was over. They had served their purpose and you went on to some other happy childhood pursuit. But this silly hat was a little more complicated to put together. It took... Read more →

Christmas Gift Bag House Paint Makeover

Hello Friends, Boy Howdy am l tired! Way too tired to tell any tall tales about the trouble our four legged friends have been getting into. The hubby and l had a long day of yard work on a project that involves 4 tons of gravel currently sitting in our driveway. Sadly we have not moved even one ounce of it yet. We did move a lot of dirt though. :-) But let's get on with this weeks project before I do a face plant on to my keyboard. Next weekend my family is getting together for what we call... Read more →

Episode 3 Dogs vs Cats - Easy Upcycled Door Latch

In this week's breaking news an unprecedented pre-dawn attack orchestrated by the cat monsters lead to the successful invasion of the dogzilla's storehouse of supplies (ie the closet were we keep the extra dog food.) Sources (me) report an early morning artillery strike against an insufficiently guarded storage bunker. The storehouse was largely stocked with rations for the coming months. Also forfeited in the cat occupation was the regions waste disposal site, a devastating loss to the communities infrastructure, according a local authority. (also me) The attackers have been identified by several eyewitnesses (me me and me) as Corporal Kittenmiester... Read more →