Tag Archives: diy

The best part about upcycling is that it helps clear out the old and brings in the new. Here are some quick do-it-yourself ideas to help usher in 2013.
Damaged books? For some folks, there's nothing so sad as a damaged book, and they'll do anything to save it. But sometimes the damage is just too [...]

From soda to vase in a few quick steps!
It's not often that I buy any drinks in a glass bottle, so when I impulsively bought a soda the other day, I knew it was fate. It would be destined to be... something. In this case, I had come across some less-than-lovely jute that would lend [...]

Have you seen our Round Paper Frame? Looks super easy to make, right? That's what I thought. Why buy this cute little picture frame when it can be made so easily? The pictures tell the story....
Looks so easy!
 
Looks so awful!
While I am indeed compensated for my time by Hipcycle, I do indeed make every effort [...]

Books and light bulbs go together like, well, books and light bulbs!
Remember the old light bulb upcycling tutorial? It's been a while, eh? Well I didn't forget about it... but I'm one of those people that start a bunch of projects and take a loooong time to finish them. I still have a ton of [...]

This hanger is ridiculously easy and relatively foolproof!
One of my rescued items when a neighbor placed the contents of their storage shed on the curb was a TON of fabric that was made into a ribbon. (My apologies if this actually has an official term!)
If you don't happen to have something like that, consider cutting [...]

Pretty nifty pen holder, huh?
Where did all these stinkin' light switch and electrical outlet covers come from? A box in my storage room.... that I hadn't looked at in at least 4 years! Why do I have them in the first place? Not a clue! Since they were just sitting and taking up space, I [...]

Die-hard upcyclers will surely have plenty of little pieces of scrap fabric around- with the intent to use them productively. These little piles can soon stack up and get annoying, though.
This is where this upcycling tutorial comes in! It's incredibly easy, quick, and is sure to delight your little ones for those invisible boo-boos. If [...]

Groovy spot for keys?
It seems that everyone these days is making bowls from old vinyl records. While I could certainly have done this and provided a tutorial, there are already a bajillion available online, and we all know I am all about putting a new spin on upcycyling projects.
With this in mind, I raided my [...]

With or without the stems- the choice is yours!
 
We all have extra paper around, whether it's old sheet music, outdated maps, books that are falling apart, or even newspapers. Why throw it away when you can use it to make feathers? (Yes, feathers!) One of the niftiest aspects of this upcyling project is that the [...]

This is arguably the easiest upcycling tutorial the Hipcycle blog has yet seen. Since my cake pedestal broke, I have been one of the many pedestal-less individuals wandering around without an elegant way of displaying scrumptious goodies. No more! Stand back department stores, there's a new source of cupcake pedestals in town- the local thrift shop.
Wine [...]