I use the term "over engineered". I use that term a lot at my work!!! LOL!!! Sometimes the simplest methods are the best.
I've got a few little tools or gadgets in my tool box, that I have made out of other things. For instance, broken drill bits do not get thrown out. They get ground down to a point and used for a center punch, or (depending on the size of the bit), it gets used in my Dremnel as a cutting bit for soft materials like plastic.