Get your upcycling on!

Here’s a couple fabulicious trash to treasure tutes I discovered while out foraging the interwebs:

First up an adorkable neck-tie wristlet from Pillows-a-la-Mode – how awesomely hipstery cool is that?! Made from Grandpa’s funky vintage tie? Love it to bits!

Ultimate Upcycling Divas Stacy & Jacqui from Re-Creations Project created this wicked lantern using…well…garbage actually. Why not rummage through your bin & make your own?

Farmer’s Daughter to Frolicking Filly!

Kat of Irish Attic took a dowdy Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm sundress, waved her Refashionista wand & poofblamshazzam…

created a perfect picnic in the park frock!

What does one need to accessorize the perfectpicnicintheparkfrock?

Why, a pair of whimsicle wellies of course! Create your own radical rubbers with this fab tutorial from Beach Brights

Krazy Kewl Kid Kitchens!

 We’ve been on the look-out for a play kitchen for our pots & pans banging girlie – a fabulous first birthday present, right? Unfortunately all that seem to be available are craptastic plastic cheapos or exorbitantly priced (but totally groovy) wooden creations that are nicer than our own kitchen! Argh!

Luckily Ikea Hackers (the most inspirational furniture hack site ever!) swooped in to save the day! We’ve narrowed our diy-idea-choice down to five, which do you like best?

Fabulously Functional

How absolutely fabulous is this?

An über clever refashion from Shrimp Salad Circus  a.k.a. the ludicrously lovely Lindsay!

…and some cutiepatootie functionality:

An adorably useful Mason Jar Sewing Kit from Liz Stanley via Momtastic

Splendiferousness

Every so often I stumble across ingenious or savvy ideas that simply must be shared and thus a new blog category is born: Your Awesomesauce!

Here’s the first Fantastich Frauen to get things started:

Zip-up Earbuds from LauPre

- a definite whydidn’tIthinkofthat tute! Awesome in it’s simplicity!

Lavender Teabag from Heidi in Lederhosen a.k.a Janine

- this is my go-to handmade gift that’s easily personalized, get creative with the fabric & scents!

Mimi’s awesome sewing box!

Marvelous Mimi from Mimi’s Crafty World has a stellar tutorial for creating a funky sewing box completely out of recyclables you already have on hand! It would also make a fabulous jewellery box!

Splendiferous!

Get the how-to here!