Tag: Upcycle

Repurposed Boxes

Used wooden boxes and a garden gate were salvaged, sanded, sealed and redirected for a new lease on life. Old book covers, came boards, shutter slats, wooden implements (and more) were cleaned, cut and nailed to dress-up the containers.

Slide Changer Box Tunnel Book

Awhile back while in a thrift shop, I picked one of those slide changer magazines that were once used in slide projectors.  It reminded me of watching slide shows at my Grandma's house with my cousins when my sister and I were little.  I didn't have a plan for it, just knew it needed to…

Colorful Flower Tunnel Book

I had intended to make two separate tunnel books; one I envisioned with happy colorful flowers, and one would be an homage to my favorite drink – coffee.  But after working on the colorful flower book for awhile, and then struggling a bit with the coffee book, the idea occurred that my flower book was…

The Face of Technology

This was a fun assemblage I did for my dad on Father's Day.  I've taken apart computers, keyboards and other broken electronics and have a big box of parts.  While sifting through them I notice how many pieces looked like faces and the project took off from there.

Reflector Goddesses

I made these to mark my path back to my campsite! I often get lost or turned around at night and these helpful goddesses beckon me home. Make of recycled wishes/prayer flags from a wedding and standard driveway reflectors.

The Butterfly Conservatory – An Upcycled Project

This piece was created using an old jewelry box. I stripped it, removed the glass, covered it in sewing paper, hand painted butterflies and other bugs on the exterior and filled the inside with natural moss, paper butterflies, handmade paperclay toadstools and ladybirds, and acorns and other natural goodies. Some of the butterflies are mounted…

Fairy Ring Shrine

This shrine is made from a recycled drawer. All of the houses, ladybugs, mushrooms, toadstools and the moon are handmade from paper clay.

Fairy Ring Shrine

A ring of mushrooms is sometimes called a 'Fairy Ring" and it is believed that should you step into this ring you may be whisked away to faerieland! This shrine is made from a recycled drawer. All of the houses, ladybugs, mushrooms, toadstools and the moon are handmade from paper clay.

Pretty Storage

Since I work in my studio (office and craft room) for as many as 50 to 60 hours a week, I needed a space that felt comfortable and pretty. So my storage solutions were selected for both functionality and attractiveness. The black table has what looks like drawers, but are actually trays that pull out…