Birdz of a Feather
crafting change for alzheimers – One project at a Time
We’re a husband and wife team passionate about upcycling, fundraising and each other!
Birdz of a Feather (BOF) is a lifestyle blog and the nesting place that brings together crafts, upcycles, DIY home and garden renos, and gluten free recipes – all for a cause that matters!
Our Mission
We proudly donate 100% of this blog’s earnings to the Alzheimer Society, honouring both our moms, a friend lost to early-onset Alzheimer’s in her 50s and the incredible caregivers who stood by them. Their courage and love inspire everything we do.
If you’d like to learn more about past contributions, you can read our trash to treasure post or visit this Instagram post for a quick look at last year’s donation!
CANvergence – New This November!
CANvergence is our newest annual community project where creativity, upcycling, and compassion meet. Each year, we transform discarded aluminum cans into meaningful artwork; every piece is created to support Alzheimer’s research. Our goal is simple: turn everyday materials into something that sparks conversation and inspires generosity. And because this cause is close to our hearts, 100% of the earnings from CANvergence are also donated directly to the Alzheimer Society to support research.
If you’d like to support the effort, our official Alzheimer Society donation page is always open for contributions. Together, we can make a lasting difference; one can and one act of kindness at a time.
Our Journey
I feel like we’ve come a long way since Hubs first raised his eyebrows when I roped him into helping me replace all the ‘perfectly good’ door knobs in my house soon after we met. The gentleman doth protest too much, methinks! It wasn’t until he agreed to help me install a little pond beside the front walkway that I realized he was a DIY wannabe. Little did he know what I had in store for him after we wed! We’ve been ‘feathering the nest’ ever since.
While I love documenting our projects and sharing tutorials, my proudest accomplishment is converting Hubs from a reno virgin into a true ‘partner in grime’!
Although our biog started with showcasing our home renos, our focus these days is to teach readers techniques on how to upcycle unexpected items into unique home decor items. We encourage you to live more sustainably and reduce what goes into landfill because ‘good planets are hard to find‘!
In addition to upcycling, you can read more about our other blog categories below these projects.
Visit the HOMEPAGE for complete project list and our navigation menu.
Some of Our Favourite Upcycle Projects
Storage Solutions
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- How to Hang Sliding Pegboard
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- DIY Jewelry Display
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- VW Desk
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- Kitchen Pullout
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- Wooden Paint Brush Holder
Furniture Upcycles
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- DIY China Cabinet Makeover
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- How to Hand Paint Furniture
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- Hudsons Bay Point Blanket Inspired Upcycle & Ikea Hack
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- Painted Rocking Chair
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- Veneer Repair | Singer Sewing Table Makeover
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- Roadside Rescue Waterfall Dresser
Garden and Planters
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- Rock Garden
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- Dry Creek Bed
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- Zen Water Feature
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- Reshape a Pom Pom Topiary
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- Wood Privacy Screen
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- Guitar Planter
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- Wooden Wall Art DIY
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- Blue Jean Planter
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- Milk Can Decor
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- Cement Planter DIY
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- Air Plant Holder DIY
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- Phone Booth Planter
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- Vintage Ink Stamp Holder Upcycle
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- Hypertufa Planter
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- Repurposed Bath Fixtures
Crafts
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- Acorn Craft
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- Cabinet Door Art
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- Sand Candle
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- Needle Felted Elf
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- Partners in Grime Planter
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- Duct Tape Portrait
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- Computer Hard Drive Clock
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- Swing Out Catchall
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- CO Detector Hiding Place
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- Gabriola Frog – 100% Proceeds to Alzheimers
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- Paint Stick Pallet
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- Yeah Baby! Cardboard Portrait
Renovations and Makeovers
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- Staircase Makeover
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- Window Dressing Dilemma
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- Renovate a Kitchen to Sell
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- Remove a Wall – Dining Room Transformation
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- Tile a Patterned Backsplash
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- Organize a Craft Room
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- Bathroom Makeover DIY
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- Walk in Shower Remodel
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- Powder Room Makeover
Sustainability is an important focus for us. If we can encourage just a few of you to upcycle a curbside or thrift store find, we’ve done a good deed. While you’re here, check out our Craft Rehab category. Are you ready to get your craft mojo on? Craft Rehab builds on our sustainable approach and is where you’ll find fun and fresh craft ideas. Trying just a few our projects will have you living a more green life before you know it. It’s just like sneaking vegetables into lasagne. The dish is so delicious, you don’t even realize how good it actually is for you 🙂
Speaking of delicious dishes (did you like that segue?), the newest addition to the Birdz of a Feather family is our gluten free recipe category, ‘The Unknown Chef‘, inspired by Hubs. Although he may have been thwarted from becoming a well-known chef (does anybody really trust a skinny chef?), the blog provides him an outlet to help prove the naysayers wrong!
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We hope our projects inspire to feather your own nest…. one upcycle at a time!
