Long ago in the faraway time of the 80’s I was a latchkey kid who spent too many after school hours parked in front of the TV. One of my absolute fave shows to do …
My DIY (not so ugly) Christmas Sweaters
You can’t celebrate the holidays without a quirky Christmas sweater! Here’s my quick n’ simple scrap busting method for creating adorable seasonal pullovers that will be enjoyed year after year! Sift through your stash and get embellishing:
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 …
An Ancestral Style Thrifty Thursday
My genealogy is fairly straight forward: I am the product of an Irish clan gettin’ busy with a Scottish clan (or vise versa) hence my thrifty nature, pasty fair skin, light eyes and quite a few wavy red accents in …
A Gothic Thrifty Thursday
I’ve always loved goth style (+ the music that goes along with it) & although I’ve yet to have had the pleasure of going full Victorian Gothic I did dabble in a bit of Siouxsie and …
A very easy vintage silk dress refashion
Take a peek at how I took this frock from frump to fantastic in minutes with a very easy vintage silk dress refashion:
DIY Budding Cufflinks
Create a pair (or two) of those most excellent DIY budding cufflinks above in minutes.
A Pretty in Pink #ThriftyThursday
The year was 1987 and I was a lass of 14 when I first saw the film that would time & again help me through the cruelty of high school. Pretty in Pink (as …
the tangerine dream vintage lace dress refashion
Check out how I transformed that lovely 1950’s lace number from frumpy to fantabulous!
A Katniss #ThriftyThursday
The instant I discovered this week’s thrifty Thursday theme I knew exactly what to wear: Film character inspired? I just had to bust out my groovtastic District 12 Cowl! Katniss Cowl (an amazing gift) €0 …