22 Upcycled DIY Christmas Ornaments

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, How shall I decorate thee!? (in a way that's Eco-friendly of course)...

1. Cookie Cutters

2. Pop Tab Wreath by PopTopTastic

3. Coca Cola Can Curls by brandyfisher

4. Music Sheet Cut-outs

5. Soda Can Stars by LizardSkins

6. Button Mini Wreath

7. Penguin Light Bulbs

8. Map Paper Stars by HullStreetGreen

9. Vintage Spools by Cattales

10. Bike Chain Star

11. Terrarium/Planter

12. Wine Cork Angel by PineywoodsPickle

13. Stained Glass Poinsettias (out of paper towel cardboard rolls)

14. Wire wrapped Key

15. Toilet Paper Roll Owls

16. Circuit Board Cut-outs

17. Beer Bottle Caps by GetsiGypsyGifts

18. Recycled Newspaper Holiday Shapes

19. Upcycled Wool, stitched by ADKnits

20. Aluminum Can Angels

21. Curled Aluminum Cans

22. Scrabble Tiles

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DIY Upcycled Plastic Bottle Cap Pincushion Ring

For this little project, I re-used a small gatorade bottle cap. In my opinion it's the perfect size for a pincushion ring. The regular size gatorade bottle cap is probably perfect for a pincushion bracelet.

I referenced the tutorials below, they were super helpful. One thing I did different though, was use a leather hole punch to make the holes in the cap for the elastic. As long as the plastic isn't too thick it should do it, it did the gatorade cap.

Basically all you do is take a thin elastic and run it through the holes. Make it loop and your size then knot the ends in place. I made my fabric circle 4 inches in diameter (using some leftover cotton from this previous refashion of mine). Gathered it, stuffed it and hot glued it into place. Lastly, I took a 3/4 inch cotton lace trim and wrapped it around the lid edge for embellishment.

Pincushion Ring (with elastic) Tutorial by Trish Preston

Stickable Bottle Cap Pincushion tutorial by Tea Rose Home

Make a Pincushion Ring from a Plastic Bottle Cap from Wikihow

Handmade pincushion ring (available for purchase) by BunteReGelWerke

Or maybe you don't want a ring and would rather take a candlestick holder and upcycle it into a multiple pincushions holder like this one:

Or create whole new apparatus with old silver and have space for just not pins but other sewing notions as well, like this one by Todolwen: 

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12 Upcycled Crafts for Fall / Autmun Decor

Autumn is here and so is October! Get in the spirit with these upcycled fall crafts...

1. Upcycle Sweaters and Renew Old Pumpkin Decor

2. Upcycle Bottles into Candy Corn Inspired Decor

3. Cute Little Door Knob Pumpkins

4. Upcycled Gold Pumpkin Bowl

5. Upcycle an Old Rake into a Fall Decorative Piece

6. Oil Can Pumpkin Photo Display

7. DIY Reclaimed Wood Pumpkins

8. Painted Leaves Garland Tutorial

9. Upcycled Paper Bag Wreath for Fall

10. Turn a pickle jar into a Candy Jar, add a Knob to the lid and Paint

11. DIY Glue Decorated Gourds Centerpiece

12. Upcycled Aluminum Tube / Accordion Pipe Pumpkin Decor

DIY Upcycled Solar Lamp Posts

Robin @ ReDo It Yourself Inspirations has post segments called "Cut the Cord". She provides so many clever ideas for outdoor lighting solutions sans conventional electricity.
A while ago I had seen a photo on Pinterest from her posts. Later I took a trip to a local flea market and found these lamps without shades that were perfect for this project.

I had not realized how almost identical they are to the ones used in the inspiration photo. Pretty close right?

So I did the same thing. Took out the wiring, electrical components and cut the cord! Then I spray painted them black to match the solar lamps. I used Rust-Oleum Spray Paint, in Satin Canyon Black.

I didn't glue the lamps on though. They actually fit right into the post so I don't think the glue is absolutely necessary. If I see that they get affected by wind then I'll glue them down. They turned out really cute though and make excellent front door accents.

I hope you give this a try too.

Solar is the future and the future is now!