Upcycled Design Lab Blog

Upcycled - Felted Dryer Lint Minnie Mouse Ears with Faux Wool Roving

I know what you are thinking. Yuck! Right? But really what is dryer lint? It is recently washed and dried fibers from something you wore or slept on or dried yourself off with. And then of course in my case there is a lot of fur from my four legged friends but the hair in the dryer lint is actually cleaner then the pets with whom I snuggle and pat. If you are still grossed out, fear not you can substitute extra wool roving or cotton batting. But me, well I love to use stuff that would by most standards... Read more →

How To Paint Minnie Mouse Costume Shoes

Hello and welcome to the third installment of Minnie Mouse Month. Today we are going to paint some shoes. If you follow this blog you may have seen some previous versions of Minnie Mouse shoes that I have painted. Normally I don't repeat my projects but this is a fun project for me to make and so over the years I have painted quite a few of these shoes. You might be wondering what on earth I would do with several pairs of Minnie Mouse Costume shoes. Well in one of my other lives I sell stuff in My EBay... Read more →

Easy Minnie Mouse Purse Makeover

It's Minnie Mouse Month here is the Lab. In this weeks installment I have an easy purse refashion to go with last weeks Minnie Mouse Skirt Refashion If you are looking for the homemade glue recipe used in the video you can find it here. Happy Upcycling, Read more →

No Sew Minnine Mouse Skirt Refashion

Halloween is just around the corner so I thought I would share this quick and easy skirt refashion. Happy Upcycling, Read more →

Upcycled Tin Can Lid Table Top Cover Up - Episode 4 of Dogs vs Cats

Hey there, thanks for stopping by. I just wanted to let you know I have a newer blog called Upcycle Design Lab and you can find my newest post there. I hope you enjoy this project and the tales of my furry critters. Be sure to subscribe to never miss an upcycling post. ************************************ It's been awhile since we've had any news from the front. But it probably will not come as a surprise to you that the Dogzilla's have taken a decided lead over the Cat Monsters in the war-torn living room. Most recently they (the Dogzilla's) have chewed... Read more →