The no sew yarn wig + DIY ragdoll & scarecrow costumes

Halloween is definitely the time to let your imagination take over and create an amazingly inventive costume however if you’re pressed for time or simply don’t have the energy to go crazy planning and creating …

A Quick Last Minute Skeleton Costume

With less than a week left until Halloween I thought I’d share one of the quickest and easiest DIY costume ideas I know: Get the thrifted outfit info and tutorials behind this Basic Black #ThriftyThursday …

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

My kiddo had a difficult time deciding just what she wanted me to create for her Canadian Halloween debut. A trip to the thrift shop and a sort through the racks soon provided the answer in …

Easy Upcycled DIY Packing Tape Ghost

Having a munchkin of my own and a neighbourhood full of young kiddos means coming up with Halloween decor that is more creepy-cute than horror-scary, is a task that has turned out to be much …

Easy upcycled DIY Halloween Creepy Dolls

Now that I’m back in Canada the kiddo and I can decorate our house for Halloween without being labelled as the weirdos on the block, hooray! On a side note: Having been out of the country for …

October Refashion Challenge: An Upcycled Halloween

Halloween has always been my fave holiday unfortunately living throughout Asia and Europe for the past 2 decades means I haven’t been able to celebrate a “proper” All Hallows’ Eve for over 20 years, fortunately being …

The Refashioned Baby Vampire Costume

It’s Karneval time in Germany and that means my quirky kiddo got to request yet another funky DIY costume. My lovely little lassie has become obsessed with vampires (with zombies coming in at a close second) …

My Refashioned Refashionista Costume

Remember my quirky before & after refashionista costume? I finally got around to refashioning the “before” side making it a wearable addition to my vintage collection: Here’s what I did:

Easy upcycled DIY paper lanterns

Each year in Germany pre-schoolers take part in the Laternelaufen (lantern walk) to celebrate St. Martin’s day in November. This year I volunteered my DIY diva talents at my kiddo’s pre-school to help them create their …

My DIY Refashionista Costume

Even though Halloween as I know it is not at all celebrated in Germany my refashionista brain still insists on coming up with loads of awesome costume ideas. Throughout the years I’ve managed to suppress my …