Upcycled Apple Jewelry...

You can find them here

and here

One more clock...

There are too many computer boxes where I work, we keep them just in case we need to send them back to get them fixed. Let's face the reality, most of the time they are out of warranty when they decide to die... Then, I took one of them.

Easy to do:

You just need a mechanism that you can get from any old clock, or you can buy it online on a website like this one, it's even cheaper to buy a cheap clock from Ikea or a dollar store and get the mechanism out of it.
You just have to make a hole with a pencil in the box, that's it. It's just an expensive clock if you have to buy the laptop...

Awesome pet beds

I found these cat beds made with Apple computers and vintage suitcases on Etsy from Atomic Vintage. Very stylish! If you are a crafty-kind of person, you can do it yourself!

A clock made of an old Mac G4

I told you that clocks would take some space on this website.
I had an old Mac G4 and wanted to keep some part of it as a souvenir.

The Result:

A clock with a mouse pendulum

The tools needed:

A drill, a jigsaw

  

The material:

The side of the Mac G4, an old wired apple mouse, a clock pendulum mechanism from clockparts.com, a clothes hanger, 8 deck screws, piece of wood.

How to make it:

Through the front panel, I attached the pieces of plywood through the 4 holes. The shapes don't need to look like mine, I was lazy and let the wood shape the way it was.

I made a hole to let the shaft of the clock to go through the panel and attached it with the nut provided.

On the back, I used 4 more screws to "push" the clock a little bit more away from the wall.

The mouse had to be emptied from it's heavy electronic and I also emptied the cable from all the wires to insert a piece of the clothes hanger to hold everything and to avoid rotation of the mouse.

I "epoxied" a piece of the original pendulum that comes with the clock mechanism to get a good attachment.

The cost:

Assuming you are only buying the clock mechanism, it's around $12.

Where to buy it from:


I was lucky enough to find some more G4 parts, and I decided to sell few clocks $150 plus shipping, if you are interested in buying one let me know in the comment section or by email at upcycleus@gmail.com

Conclusion:

At least, you can give another life to your expensive outdated equipment...