Upcycled Design Lab Blog

Upcycled Magnetic Chalkboard Video

 

 

Just a quick post to say that I made a video from last weeks Upcycled Magnetic Chalkboard project.  I still have a lot to learn about filming and editing but I had a lot of fun working on this project.

 

 

DIY Make your own Mini Magnetic Poetry

 

This project is very simple but it does take a little time.  All you need is an empty Altoids tin, some blank sticker paper that you can send through your printer.  (I used blank labels that were originally for floppy disks remember those?) some glue, a ruler a marker, some scissors and finally some magnet sheets.  We get magnets on the front of all of our phone-books you know the ones that advertise somebody or others plumbing company.  

 

Speaking of phone books.... Does anyone have a good idea on what to do with them?  It seems like we get a new book every couple of months.  But I digress.  I will have to contemplate the upcycled phone book project later.  Any way back to the magnetic poetry.  Gather your supplies. 

 

 

 

I guess I forgot to mention the last and most important thing you need is a list of 250 to 300 words that you like.  Type them into what ever computer program you use and then print them.  I had to cut the words out to fit them on to the magnets and then I cut the magnets since my sheets were all different sizes.

 

 
 

I also decided to cover the top and the bottom with a magnet sheet.  Using the marker I traced around the top and the bottom of the tin and then cut out the shape and glued it to the tin.

 

 

 

Here is the finished product.

 

 

 

 

Eco-Easter Upcycled Gift Basket

Ok I know it is almost Mother's Day and I am just getting around to posting about Easter unfortunatly that is just the way I do things.

I am not the biggest Martha Stewart fan but she did inspire me to decorate my own eggs this year.  I used the red cabbage recipe.   

 

My eggs didn't turn out exactly like hers I don't know why mine are mottled instead of smooth but I thought they were very pretty.

 
 
 
Honestly they were the best part of my Easter Basket. 

Here is the link to the Martha Stewart Video

Natural Egg Dyeing

I made some upcycled t-shirt wrist-let coin purses for my nieces

 

and a pocket magnetic poetry for my nephew.

 
 
Even the wrapping was upcycled from old laughing cow boxes and a peanut can.

 

I painted them with bright easter eggy colors

 

The finished basket  was somewhat underwhelming but here is a picture of it anyway.

 

All in all is was a satisfying experiment.