Upcycled Archives - Ashley Hackshaw / Lil Blue Boo

DIY Upcycled Infinity T-Shirt Scarf

January 26, 2015 by Ashley Hackshaw

Last April I taught a class on making t-shirt infinity scarves at the SNAP Conference in SLC. I’m just now remembering that I hadn’t posted a tutorial for them…so better late than never! The scarves were a hit…they are so easy to make that each person in the class made more than one.

I had precut all the squares for the class:

Here’s Boo with infinity scarf samples I made and wearing the scarf she made:

Love all the colorful combinations:

To make your scarf, first you need to cut a bunch of 11″ squares from t-shirts, pajama pants, etc or just knit-by-the-yard:

For the adult sized scarf you need 8 squares per scarf and the child sized only needs 6 squares. Lay them out in the pattern you want the finished scarf to be. 2 rows of 4:

Sew each row of 4 together first using a sewing machine or a serger, like you are making a quilt. So you will have 2 long rectangles: [Read more…]

Recent Reclaimed and Upcycled Wood Projects

August 27, 2014 by Ashley Hackshaw

Brett’s been enjoying a new hobby of making stuff. I look outside and he has headphones on, his shirt off….the chop saw and nail gun spread all over the driveway. He says it’s therapeutic. He’s constantly picking up discarded wood and old pallets to take apart to make containers, furniture and wood canvases. A resourceful hobby/hubby:

I came home the other day and he had made us some new furniture from a few old wood pallets. He has since added arm rests but I’m too lazy to walk outside and take a new photo:

They are really comfortable! Here’s Boo watching the sunset from her new chair:

The signs and posts at the inn were in need of a fresh coat of paint so he spent some of the week working on those to help the innkeepers out a bit as they prepare for their son’s wedding.

Before:

After:

The rocking chairs are also looking a little tired and are in need of paint. This little chair is over 35 years old:

I know that because of the photo my mother took of me in it when I was around 3:

Inspired by a bench at the Biltmore, he made me this:

These are just cows. Nothing to see here except that Brett took the photo. And I love these cows.

He found an old table and some barn wood and used it to make…..

This awesome skinny computer desk for me:

The desk today:

He’s cut me lots and lots of wood to make things with. Like this “Mountain Dew” painting:

And these “Mr and Mrs” signs for the inn’s wedding coming up:

And just one more for today….this old sign was rotting on one side and ready for the dump. I saw a little potential in it:

Brett cut it off and secured the remaining top pieces and now it hangs above our fireplace:

It feels good to get creative again. I’ve been itching to do some painting again too and Brett has made me a ton of small wood pieces that are just sitting there waiting for me. Now I just need the inspiration to hit.