Wanna learn my top refashionista thrifting tips? Check out my brand new video series, head to your local charity shop and get upcycling with Thrifting quickies #1! Still not sure if thrifting and second hand …
Do I need to refashion this vintage dress?
I rarely try anything on while thrifting and prefer to simply hold a garment up to myself and do a quick mirror check before deciding to take it home or not. As most of my sustainable …
How to stretch a shrunken sweater
I managed to thrift an honest to goodness made in Ireland aran sweater in my actual Irish clan’s aran pattern for only $1! Unfortunately it had been shrunk just enough to make it uncomfortably short …
A Dressed Down Glitter #ThriftyThursday
I recently thrifted a package of 7(!) handknit vintage sweaters online for €1: The person I purchased them from had inherited boxes full of handmade knit gear, yarn and half-finished projects from an elderly relative but …
A Velvet Underground #ThriftyThursday
I have a love/hate relationship with velvet. Yes, it’s a sumptuously luxurious fabric but it’s also heavy and persnickety to care for however, when I spied this gorgeous velvet jacket in an online vintage shop …
4 ways to wear a vintage sweatsuit
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this rather marvelous vintage velour sweatsuit at the charity shop: After a quick ponder and damage check that gorgeous bit of faux velvet history was mine for a …
Help me refashion this thrifted vintage dress
You guys came up with soooo many fantastic project ideas for my vintage hankie stash I thought I’d pick your brains once again and have you help me refashion this thrifted vintage dress: It’s a bit …
My thrifted refashionista sewing machine
Just to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you don’t need a fancy schmancy expensive machine to create each and every one of my tutorials, I’d like to introduce you to the hardworking (and sometimes incredibly …
A Jazzy Pants #ThriftyThursday
I’m not exactly sure why sewing patterns scare the crap out of me but I think my bizarre fear may have begun during the horror that was my Home Ec. class eons ago in school and the terrifying teacher …
A Beat the Heat #Thrifty Thursday
A chilly & stormy July has given way to a sweltering & humid August which means hiding indoors as much as I can to save my insanely sensitive skin from the scorching sun. When I must venture …