This is a very easy project but, as easy as what it is, it can go wrong if you do not use the right glue. Make sure you use a multi-purpose type of glue like Tombow Mono liquid glue. Please check the packaging, it must stipulate that it sticks onto plastic and that it dries… Read More Plastic tube coaster

I have a passion for beautiful silverware and I take pride in cleaning it and fixing it up. However, sometimes the silverware is irreparable. I had previously mentioned in my blog, that you can spray paint, however I have recently discovered DALA’s gold silver and rose gold metal paints and had great results. The colors… Read More How to paint silverware

This little table is so unique and easy to make. The only snag is to find three bicycle wheels that are the same size. Ask around, there are so many keen cyclists, or go to car boot sales. If all else fails, you can find them at bicycle shops. We need to remove the tyres… Read More How to make a table from bicycle rims

The following recycled items will be needed: • Empty 2l milk bottles • Left over tissue paper and old newspapers You will also need the following items: • PVA glue/wallpaper glue • Spray paint • Craft knife and small pair of scissors • Black sharpie Method 1. Wash the bottles in boiling hot soapy water… Read More Old milk jar vases

The following recycled items will be needed: • Between 11-15 old magazines same size and brand • Metal frame from an old plastic chair You will also need the following: • Wide Sellotape • Ribbon • Glue gun with glue bullets Method: 1. Roll the magazines up as tightly as possible. Using extra wide sellotape… Read More How to make a chair cover from old magazines

Transform an old fridge basket into a comfortable footstool, which is very appealing to the eye and so rewarding and worth every effort made. If the aging technique is too much effort for you, the basket can be spray painted. This project is a lot of work because it needs so many pom-poms made. The… Read More Old fridge basket becomes footstool

Why not give old leather belts a second chance? They make perfect hanging hooks for scarves. The following items will be needed: • Old leather belts • A piece of left over wood • Measuring tape • Marker pens • Screw driver • A door knob • A hanging device • Paint – your choice… Read More Leather hooks

This is a fantastic idea and will brighten up any corner of a room. Depending on the circumference of the stool top, you may need to make more or less, but a good guide is to make about 20 pom-poms. The following items will be needed to make the pom-poms: • A circular object with… Read More Pom-pom stool seat

The following recycled items will be needed: • An old pair of leather pants or an old leather jacket (if you do not have leather clothes to upcycle, you can get leather pieces from a Leather smith) • Plastic mesh • Plastic bottle or tin (to form the lampshade mould) The following items will also… Read More Lampshade from left over leather pieces

This is a wonderfully creative gift to make, but you need to have a good bit of left over wood for this gift. Mark round circles on the piece of wood in an orderly way. Use a drill with a 6mm wide drill bit and drill holes onto the marks deep enough for a pen… Read More Brush or pen holder