Tip 1 – Listen to Your Kiln Advertising Disclosure: Upcycle Design Lab may be compensated in exchange for featured placement of certain sponsored products and services or your clicking on links posted on this website. It’s a good practice to stay near your microwave while heating the glass, so you
If you are a crafter, you have probably made beads at one time or another. They are fun to have around for projects and can be made from many different recycled materials, even glass. This technique can be tricky to learn, but once mastered, you can use these beads to
If you have a microwave kiln or you are interested in getting one, here is a fun technique that you should try. Microwave kilns can seem a little intimidating when you are getting started, but they are a great way to learn about glass fusing, and with a couple of
I am not a risk taker. I don’t gamble or invest in the stock market. My activities usually revolve around TV watching, dog walking, and the occasional visit with family and friends, all of which I believe to be considered relatively safe activities. Then, of course, there is the crafting,
They say one of the perks of being a content creator is the free merchandise companies will send you to review. And over the years, I have received many emails requesting collaborations with various unknown (to me, anyway) and sometimes dubious-sounding companies. Most of which have nothing to do with
Do you save your bottle caps? I have always thought they were fun and collectible, and today, I will show you a simple way to make beads and charms from them. And best of all, it’s easy, and no soldering is involved. You can find all the basic steps below
If you are a crafter or you are looking for a gift for one here are 15 tools I use again and again for my crafting projects. I use these tools to upcycle and transform trash but most of them are just all-around basic tools any crafter could use. I
I like to craft with aluminum drink cans, and if you do too, I have five fun and unique Christmas crafts for you to try. Each one is made from a different part of the aluminum can for a variety of different looks. Since I save all of our aluminum
This has to be one of the fastest and easiest projects I have ever shared. There is a small caveat here: it is fast once you have the beads made. I like to make mine from beer and soda cans. I think they are so pretty and shiny once they
Well, I have gone and done it again. I think my latest project is pretty cute, but as always, it might come across as a little complicated. So, I will break it down into a three-step process. For this post, I am primarily going to concentrate on the final step,
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