My Refashioned Crocheted Granny Square Top Tutorial

I’ve been coveting a crocheted granny square top for ages but no matter how much I practice I just can’t seem to get the hang of crocheting beyond the very basic chain stitch, humph! I thought my …

December Refashion Challenge: Thrifted DIY Gifts

Are you a nifty thrifty DIY gifter? With all of the informative articles, facts and stats about sustainability and unethically produced products readily available online it should be easy to stop consuming and start re-using, refashioning, DIY-ing …

Easy DIY Elf on the Shelf

Have you been naughty or nice this year? One way to ensure (passably) good behaviour in your household is to have Santa send out his scout elves from the North Pole to be sneaky peekers and …

DIY Upcycled Toilet Roll Advent Calendar Elves

Unfortunately my crafty advent calendar wreath from last year didn’t join the big international move, fortunately toilet rolls are fairly easy to stockpile and I had another festive idea just waiting to be created! Grab your kiddo …

A Layered Up #ThriftyThursday

Just when I think winter is on its way the blazing sun makes another appearance and has me thinking I should pull some of my summer gear out of storage – global warming is definitely …

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 …