December Refashion Challenge: A Refashionista Holiday

Do you give nifty thrifty giftys? Unique upcycled prezzies? Heartfelt handmade creations? Grab some of my fave groovy DIY gifts below then take part in my December Refashion Challenge: A Refashionista Holiday and share your …

Quick & Easy Recycled Gift Boxes & Bags

With all of the excess paper and packaging we have in our recycling bins there’s absolutely zero reason to purchase gift wrap + presenting your gifts in fun, unique (& reusable) packages makes them even …

The Upcycled DIY Bathpuff Tote

Believe it or not I rarely know exactly how a project will turn out until it’s totally completed. Everything I create begins with a little prodding at the back of my brain that soon transforms …

A Loud & Proud Thrifty Thursday: The Gift of Thrift

Say it Loud and Say it Proud: This year give the Gift of Thrift! It’s time to STOP consuming & giving in to unethically produced fast fashion and START re-using, refashioning, DIY-ing & supporting sustainable style. The absolute …

rockin’ upcycled wrapping

Why waste money on wrapping gear when you can simply raid the recycling bin? Here’s how to create a load of rockin’ upcycled wrapping from bits you already have around the house:

Wrap it up…for free!

I’m a packaging saver…envelopes, tissue paper, bubble wrap…you name it…I have a neatly packed bag full of it! Why recycle when you can upcycle…right? This year I decided to raid (some of) my packaging stash: …

Bodacious Upcycled DIY Bows

Aaaaa gift wrapping – a chore I hate to love. I think the perfect gift should be accessorized but as buying bows and ribbons isn’t the most sustainable way to prettify a present I like to create …

The 10 minute jewellery box transformation

Guests are arriving in just over a week for their first ever European Holiday so I’ve been creating (& buying) a load of welcome-to-Berlin-I-haven’t-seen-you-in-ages gifts to lavish upon them. While  wrapping everything up nice & …