If you're as busy as most of us are these days, especially with the upcoming holidays, you'll love these quick and easy projects you can finish in a day or two! Thanks to all who shared with us during this past week's Linky Party...
Upcycled Bright and Beautiful Shelves from Altered Artworks~
Upcycled Table Confetti from Pink Flamingo Handcrafting~
Upcycled Shorts into Drawstring Bags
from Creating My to Success!
DIY Cinnamon Scented Pinecones from Upcycled Stuff~
Enjoy your weekend projects and feel free to share your ideas or links in a comment now or during next week's Linky Party hosted by Tricia from Upcycled Stuff!
;) Cat
Showing posts with label weekend projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weekend projects. Show all posts
November 2, 2013
September 27, 2013
#Follow Friday~ More Blogs 2 Love!
Here are a few Blogs 2 Love directly from our Upcycled Linky Parties!
From Jill Shepherd's blog~
Creating My Way To Success!
How to Build an Indoor Swing~ from Sarah @ Iamhardware.com
From Broken to Useful from All Things Alysha~
This wooden chair was left outside and started to fall apart. So I placed a flower pot in the broken bottom part and placed it in our front yard. We used to have a large bush there but the landscaping people needed to access the sprinklers so they cut it down leaving an eye sore of a stump. This broken chair/flower stand is a great way to hide something ugly and use something that would have gone to the dump. I'm planning on turning the broken top part into a trelis for climbing plants but that's for another day. . .
Check out some of our past Upcycled Linky Parties for more great Blogs 2 Love~ and please remember to follow and comment!
From Jill Shepherd's blog~
Creating My Way To Success!
I have several nighties in my clothes upcycling stash and had an idea as to how they could best be upcycled.
The soft, silky fabric makes for beautiful little bags made using my Fabric Origami Bag tutorial:
Well, I have had an interesting week or two of sewing. Besides this bag, I was also trying to make a dress for my daughter out of one of my husband's shirts.... BOMBED! I've also been working on some little booties that were supposed to be so easy. Thanks Martha Stewart! They were pretty easy, but they looked so cheap. I'm trying to improve on those and will hopefully write about them soon.
As far as this project....it almost bombed. I guess that should be expected when you're experimenting with new things. For a while now I have been trying to figure out how I can combine my two loves, sewing and pressed flowers/leaves, into a bag. Improvements need to be made with the concept, but I'm really happy with the end result. I hope you like it too!
Adding Some Detail To Frames and Another Cute Planter Idea by Christine~ little BRAGS
How to Make a Clothes Protector - Hanger Cover
from a vintage Pillowcase from Cottage Creations~
How to Build an Indoor Swing~ from Sarah @ Iamhardware.com
The swing is my personal favorite of the tree house project and I’ve got great news, it’s easy. Like my-mom-is-so-amazing-in-an-hour easy. Buying a swing is around 50 buckaroos. This baby cost be less than $10! Follow the tutorial at this link.

From Broken to Useful from All Things Alysha~
This wooden chair was left outside and started to fall apart. So I placed a flower pot in the broken bottom part and placed it in our front yard. We used to have a large bush there but the landscaping people needed to access the sprinklers so they cut it down leaving an eye sore of a stump. This broken chair/flower stand is a great way to hide something ugly and use something that would have gone to the dump. I'm planning on turning the broken top part into a trelis for climbing plants but that's for another day. . .
Check out some of our past Upcycled Linky Parties for more great Blogs 2 Love~ and please remember to follow and comment!
August 17, 2013
Love 2 DIY on the Weekend~ with Upcycled Stuff!
Sometimes you just have to hit a 'typo' to find a treasure on the internet!!
I was on YouTube looking for some upcycling videos to post on our Facebook page and I tried typing in upcycled and didn't come up with much. So I tried upcycled stuff. Only I forgot the space!
Well, there was Tricia and her 'Upcycled Stuff'!
But when I had tried that in the past, I never saw her. But I had typed the space between upcycled and stuff. And no Tricia.
What's my point?
I am always boggled by search engines. They skip the most relevant results and give you random stuff sometimes that is so irrelevant!
Lesson learned? Try some quirky search tags, try eliminating the space, sometimes you even have to tell Google to shut up and listen, that what you typed is what you wanted and no, you didn't mean something else! Upcycled has been considered misspelled every time I enter it anywhere, but one day, they might just recognize the term. In the meantime, keep searching for jewels like Tricia's Upcycled Stuff (without the space for now) DIY Videos.
Which by the way was the real point of this post!
Here's some of her most popular ones, the number of views range but I came up with about 100,000 views on her various tutes before I stopped counting!
Who knew we had a 'DIY Diva' in our midst? I have been so grateful to Tricia for all her hard work on our Linky Parties, and now I am also grateful to have someone so motivated and creative on our team! I admire her drive and dedication, without her (and Bee) we would have had a pretty boring blog these past months due to my absence for family reasons.
So here's a shout out to you, Tricia, our resident blog extraordinaire and 'YouTube' star!!! Keep reaching for the moon!
I was on YouTube looking for some upcycling videos to post on our Facebook page and I tried typing in upcycled and didn't come up with much. So I tried upcycled stuff. Only I forgot the space!
Well, there was Tricia and her 'Upcycled Stuff'!
But when I had tried that in the past, I never saw her. But I had typed the space between upcycled and stuff. And no Tricia.
What's my point?
I am always boggled by search engines. They skip the most relevant results and give you random stuff sometimes that is so irrelevant!
Lesson learned? Try some quirky search tags, try eliminating the space, sometimes you even have to tell Google to shut up and listen, that what you typed is what you wanted and no, you didn't mean something else! Upcycled has been considered misspelled every time I enter it anywhere, but one day, they might just recognize the term. In the meantime, keep searching for jewels like Tricia's Upcycled Stuff (without the space for now) DIY Videos.
Which by the way was the real point of this post!
Here's some of her most popular ones, the number of views range but I came up with about 100,000 views on her various tutes before I stopped counting!
Who knew we had a 'DIY Diva' in our midst? I have been so grateful to Tricia for all her hard work on our Linky Parties, and now I am also grateful to have someone so motivated and creative on our team! I admire her drive and dedication, without her (and Bee) we would have had a pretty boring blog these past months due to my absence for family reasons.
So here's a shout out to you, Tricia, our resident blog extraordinaire and 'YouTube' star!!! Keep reaching for the moon!
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July 27, 2013
Love 2 DIY on the Weekend~ Is For the Birds!
If you love birds in your backyard habitat, we've got some way out and somewhat, wacky upcycled inspiration for some cool habitats for your winged visitors~ If you don't want to DIY, some of these birdhouses are available for sale in the artist's studio or online shop.
So look around your garage, basement or attic and turn an old treasure or tossed away article into an upcycled home for your feathered friends!
Have a fantastic weekend!
;) Cat
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Brian Carlisle~ GadgetSponge.com |
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It's a Crazy Life...what craft is Sam working on now? |
The Guilty Crafter~ confessions of a domestic Goddess wannabe |
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Upcycled Garden Style...a website from Gardens Inspired |
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April Crafternoon@ fdlpl.org |
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Tale of Twisted Fibers |
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Mama's Nook |
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EcoCycled |
So look around your garage, basement or attic and turn an old treasure or tossed away article into an upcycled home for your feathered friends!
Have a fantastic weekend!
;) Cat
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