Upcycled Design Lab Blog

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 →

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 →

Ode To The Great Dr Seuss - Upcycled Gift Box

Oh me oh my, how the time does fly. Monday has past. The week goes so fast. And I am just now posting this post here at last. It's already Tuesday. The week's well on it's way. So I really must hurry without further delay. My niece has just graduated from high-school you see. And that is how this weeks upcycling project came to be. With the help of the good doctor I conjured up this. From boxes and other trash I won't miss. It started with pretzels some scissors and tape. And slowly but surely it began to take... Read more →

Upcycling - Unreleased Projects From The Archives

Good Morning Everyone. Do you feel fall creeping in? The crisper morning air? The suns reluctance to make its way over the horizon? The leaves falling to the ground? Well I certainly do and with this weather I always feel a little reminiscent. I have a project in the works that hopefully will be ready to share in next weeks post but this morning I am looking back at some past projects that never made it into a blog post. Project 1 - Painted Shoes Before After Project 2 - Magazine Scraps and Bottle Caps Card - I don't remember... Read more →

Upcycled Cereal /Cracker Box Gift Box

I have been into the "basket weaving" types of crafts lately. You know the ones that don't require a lot of concentration or skill. See my latest upcycled t-shirt project here. I started this weeks project without much inspiration but I think it turned out ok, in its own weird way. Awhile back I cut up a gazillion old return address stickers that I got from a dozen different places. You know the ones they send you when you donate money to something. Well I didn't figure I could use all those return address labels in my life time but... Read more →