A Basic Thrifty Thursday

My wardrobe staples? The items my closet simply can’t do without? The threads I always seem to gravitate towards while thrifting? (in addition to vintage treasures of course)  ( Groovy graphic tees & jeans, baby! So …

Two Tone Dude Duds: A DIY Jeans Refashion

What do you do when your guy complains that a couple of jeans in his (ever-growing) denim collection are too big AND too short? Re-make them into an awesome new pair that fit just right! Here’s what I …

Baby’s got a brand new upcycled refashionista bag

Any idea what  little madam’s fancy new bag was created from? I guarantee you’ll have all of the ingredients lurking around the house so let’s get makin’! Baby’s got a brand new upcycled refashionista bag:

A Dress to Dye for – a no sew dress refashion

A few snips & a bath in fabric dye takes a dull dress from drab to fab! Grab all of my tutorials for gals here and for more sustainable DIY style goodness check out my Confessions of a …

Easy Crocheted Embellished Sandals Refashion

Don’t you just love it when the (oh-so-simple) solution to potentially awesome yet unworn gear you’ve had for ages suddenly smacks you right in the middle of your refashionista brain? So it was with my groovtastic crocheted sandals: …

A 90’s Thrifty Style Thursday

In the mid-nineties I was in my early-20’s and on running-late-days absolutely loved the simplicity of throwing on one of my (many) groovy jumpsuits as the easy starting point for building a quick yet stylin’ outfit. Now …

the Triumphant DIY measuring tape belt

What do get when you cross a Triumph Lingerie measure from the 1960’s with my Quirktastic tailor’s measure belt tutorial? The Triumphant DIY measuring tape belt – a super cool conversation starter! That looks awesome …

DIY Bohemian Bellbottoms

Who doesn’t love a groovy pair of bell bottoms? Hippify a pair for yourself in minutes with my ultra quick step-by-step: