This was such a fun project, and my YouTube community seems to love it, too. It is already one of my most watched videos. If you would like to see the whole project come together, you can check out the video below. Or read on for the step-by-step overview. Like so many of my recent…
We have two cats, and a while back, I made them one cat bed, which, according to my advanced math skills, left us one bed short. I have heard that cats aren’t really great mathematicians, so maybe they don’t even care about a new bed. In my experience, they are much better at things like…
Sometimes, simplicity is better, isn’t it? I do tend to overcomplicate a lot of my projects. Well, maybe not overcomplicate, but they do tend to take a while and have a lot of steps. So today, I am switching gears and sharing some quicker, simpler projects. Some of them you can make in just a…
For several years, I have wanted to make a gazing ball for our yard. And I am happy to say that I have finally made that happen. The process is quite simple but it does take a little time. Advertising Disclosure: Upcycle Design Lab may be compensated in exchange for featured placement of certain sponsored…
I don’t know what it is about soda cans. Well, let’s be honest, more often, it’s beer cans, but that’s not the point. The point is that I really enjoy creating and crafting with aluminum drink cans. They are so easy to transform and manipulate. Because I make so many projects using beer and soda…
I like to think of myself as an inventor or, better yet, a mad scientist of sorts. I create, dream, and draw blueprints in my head, mostly during restless nights when I have trouble falling asleep. Sometimes, when I am feeling particularly daring and against the approval of my childhood art teacher, I even sketch…
If you are like me and are a little challenged when it comes to growing things, you can simply use these little creatures as shelf decorations, but they also look good in plants. 🙂 The Caterpillar is my fifth aluminum can plant charm creation. I have also made a bumblebee, an ant, a ladybug, and…
Hello, It’s so lovely to have you here. It’s feeling more and more like spring where we live, and I have already done a bit of planting. Unfortunately, I don’t have the greenest thumb, but I figure I am still teachable, so I have some hope to improve my skills. Still, I am better at…
