Brighten your day with these quick n’ easy colourful blooms!
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Archive for the ‘Tutorials for the Nest’ Category
cool stools…
May 8, 2013Why buy new when you can transform functional blah into funky huzzah?!
Spruce up a pair of foot stools in minutes with my easy peasy how-to:
Bijou Bauble Stands…
April 29, 2013Create a couple of fancy schmancy jewellery stands out of a few funky thrifted bits in no time at all!
fake-oupage
March 20, 2013
Isn’t that vintage wooden tea set an absolute treasure? - in flawless condition & snagged for only €1! – A perfect addition to my munchkin’s ever-growing pile of stashed bday gifts, the only thing missing was a lil’ something to cart it all around in…
et voila! A lovely little storage chest complete with a couple of nifty extra compartments…whip up one of your own with bits found around the house…
The Sassy Sofa Sitter
March 11, 2013Sass up your sofa with this cheeky sweater refashioning diy – includes my fab’ thrifty stuffing tip & what do with those leftover scraps!
freshen that fabric!
March 7, 2013After a few late nights experimenting with various bubbly concoctions in my kitchen laboratory I’ve come up with a formula to de-mustify those glorious scraps of kimono fabric:
Deodorize your own vintage beauties with my 4 step formula of freshness…
Fab’ Frames (& a holler for help)
February 27, 2013Remember that glorious load of kimono remnants I snagged in exchange for a copy of my book-baby?
…here’s my latest kawaii creation:
two lovely frames worthy of displaying my refashioning heroines (Grandma & Tante Uschi)
Grab some scraps & make your own (& help me solve a vintage fabric dilemma)…
Jazzy Jars…
February 11, 2013What do you get when you cross inexpensive Ikea Förvar storage jars with a cheap n’ cheerful plastic zoo?
take a peek at my latest webisode and find out…
the beautified bureau
January 23, 2013I share a teeny tiny workspace with my husband and although he finds working in what he calls…ahem…controlled chaos possible, I simply cannot concentrate in piles of papers, heaps of fabric & stacks of randomness. And so, armed with some bits from my stash, hoarded upcyclables, a few euros and a dab of imagination I tackled my corner of our petite bureau and transformed it into a light, bright haven of neatness & organization:
Wanna closer look?
