a lil’ vintage glitz: a thrifty dress refashion

What’s better than unearthing a fantastic vintage find in the thrift store? How about discovering a heap o’ classic treasures while helping Great Auntie clean out her storage room and getting to take it all …

How To Easily Make Tantalizing Sticky Toffee

As a tot with a very large extended family, holidays meant shuttling from relative to relative to have chubby cheeks pinched, forehead slobbered with kisses & legions of unwanted squeezes. My reward(s) for adorably & …

Fabulous DIY Painted Footwear Refashions

My munchkin is now letting me know exactly what she likes (through lovely kisses & hugs) & unequivocally does not like (through screeches & fiendish tantrums). Her latest beastly outburst? Apparently the cozy new rain boots …

The Cutest Upcycled DIY Denim Cuff

Here’s another quick-yet-oh-so-awesome creation for the adorkable girly on your list: any idea what leftover bits of silliness I used to build this bodacious bangle?

Ra Ra Ra…Siss Boom Ba!

2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – someone thinks I’m really great! Way back in May, Stacy of the Recreations Project honoured me with the Kreativ Blogger Award. Since then I’ve been helping in …

The Delightful Doily: part three

The final chapter of my little doily manual deals with those fancy oblong bits of tatting that once displayed Oma’s ceramic statuette collection: Onto The Delightful Doily: part three how-to:

The Delightful Doily: part two

The second leg of our doily journey takes us into (mini) table runner land – a place of rectangular shaped crocheted pretties that are superb for quick embellishments: Hop on in & let’s begin The …

The Delightful Doily: part one

Lovely lacy doilies are an integral part of any Refashionista’s arsenal. However, one must not simply stitch a doily to a shirt (or anything else) & pronounce it ready-to-wear as all you have then is …

a Refashionista wastes nothing: the diy pant leg bag

Anyone who’s ever reconstructed a garment knows the importance of hoarding stockpiling squirreling away neatly storing the excess bits & pieces for possible future use – even if those around you think you’re completely nuts …