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In 2025, I did many upcycling projects that were not pictured and I will do my best to document a few of them here. One project is hard to describe in that is not a one-and-done. I have been slowly adding to and augmenting a particular sweatshirt since I bought it used in 2020. I immediately didn't like the way it was open at that back, with two curved panels overlapping, so I sewed them together to make a smooth, continuous back panel. Because the main color is white, it

I re-made this belt recently, and it took a really long time (two months, methinks). I couldn't even remember when I got the belt but I'm pretty sure it was thrifted, possibly in Lansing, Michigan. The cloth (a canvas-y textile) holding the buckles together in a loop had frayed and could no longer hold them, so I cut the gray fabric away and made a new loop for the buckles from an old tank top. I decided to decorate the outside of the belt with different shapes, using bits

I began my upcycling journey many years ago, but as I continue my journey, I draw inspiration from friends and YouTubers who also work in this mode. A bonus of working in the realm of upcycling is that AI can't imitate what you are doing. The value is in saving money and resources and doing things by hand. Yesterday I decided that I would try to make an attractive storage box out of a cardboard box, paper grocery bags, and used wrapping paper pieces collaged onto the sides an