A chandelier made with ... paper clips

Amazing the shape you can give to the chandelier by just changing the number of paper clips on each row. Some are available on Etsy, but it so much fun to try to make one! You'll have to find metal rings with different diameter  and you'll be set to start!

This is the making process in 2 pictures:

If you feel like it's too complicated, this is an other kind of chandelier, much easier to make, also with paper clips:

You can watch the video if you want to try :

Upcycling an old Ikea gorm (shelf) into a shoe rack

Last week, my neighbor trashed an old broken shelf like the one here, it is a "gorm" shelf from Ikea. I could not resist, I had to take the good parts still in good shape to make this little rack I was thinking of...

This is what I could rescue :

It could have been a shoe rack right away, but I needed to give a slightly better look by giving a nice shape to the legs, so I made a quick template like this one :

And I cut using my favorite jigsaw :

Using a sander or just sand paper, it looks much better if the edges are smooth.
I also decided to stain the wood to match the bench color:

And I let it dry over night :

Now I can store more shoes under my bench!!! In style and for really cheap.

Optional step: After staining and drying, you can apply polyurethane to give your rack a shiny protected look of varnish.

Upcycling drink packets into lamps

This upcycling is made by designer Ed Chew who unfolds drink packets and refold them into hexagonal and pentagonal sections. When put together, these sections can create spheres and plenty of other shapes, with wonderful light effects. This upcycling is more art than regular craft project but I hope it will inspire you like it did to me.

The light created through the lamps is amazing

Organizing power adapters in a shoebox...

A clever upcycling again. My only concern was : Where can I find grommets? apparently you can find some online easily, the curtain grommets would work well:

Upcycling a cement bag?....

 

Are you wondering what to make with a cement bag, specifically when there's a nice design on it?

This is the original material:

This is a great upcycling you can find on Etsy.com for $95 + shipping and it's made in South Africa. The  outside paper is protected with a Scotchguard treatment an the inside looks comfy for any laptop, I love it!

A lamp made with paper

This lamp made with paper looks great. Sold out on Etsy...

Upcycling baby food jar into cool-looking lego storage

I found this great idea on obseussed.com, this jar are really helpful to store all these legos lost under your kid's bed. The tutorial is fairly simple and you can draw any face you want using your favorite black Sharpie.

Making flowers with napkins, paper towel or gift tissue paper.

My little one wanted to give his mummy a little rose last night, we improvised with a piece of left over tissue paper from christmas, and and a green pipe cleaner (optional) for the stem.
It's probably the easiest upcycling I published in his blog so far, even my 4-year old could do it!

Starting material

By starting in one corner, you just have to roll the paper to create the rose, starting tight to create the heart and then get loosen.

If you have a pipe cleaner to make the stem, it looks great, if not, you can just play with the paper and roll it to make the stem, like with this napkin or (unused) tissue paper:

probably not a great picture, but you got the idea.

You can also create leaves from the paper by tearing a piece. When I was a kid I used to make these flowers at the end of diner... I guess now it's my son's turn.

Wishing you a merry christmas!

What a cute upcycling, isn't it?

Pendant light for the kitchen

I thought you might like this upcycling... Making holes in the containers is necessary to get more light in the room. The base is a pizza pan.

A table made with shipping pallet

This week end I was amazed when I saw this table. It was in a shop that sells all kind of furniture in Baltimore: Su Casa. I couldn't resist and took few pictures. The table was not sanded but the maker added some extra wood at the edge of the table to give a clean finish. In spite of all the great furnitures sold by the shop, this is to me the best one!

Upcycling door knobs

found here

A good way not to trash door knobs.

A kitchen cabinet made from shipping pallet

This cabinet was made and found on Shabby Love blog. Probably one of the best good looking upcycling I found with shipping pallet.

On her blog, you'll find a full tutorial. This furniture is not so difficult to make, you'll just need drywall screws, a screwdriver and a circular saw (or jig saw), also, 4 hinges and 2 cabinet knobs.

The main frame

That's a lot of extra storage for almost free and it's really good looking, go check her blog, here.