Tag Archives: upcycled

As an individual that has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for over 16 years, I am constantly looking for ways to decrease pain. Naturally, when I heard about these upcycled cherry pit packs, I was first on the bandwagon to try them out. Using an electric heating pad most of the day (and night), they have [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Most of us have jars of vintage buttons sitting around our house, just waiting to be made into something useful. Personally I had a big container of push pins, both plastic and metal. Some of the plastic ones were slightly broken off on the ends, making them perfect candidates to keep them out of the [...]