Christmastime can be evil when you’re a kid & desperate for something you can’t have. For me it was always gingerbread. Gingerbread cookies, gingerbread houses, gingerbread men. I needed them but my mom refused to …
Not the army anymore – a DIY maxiskirt tutorial
As a young German dude mein Mann had to do a compulsory year in the army. He kept EVERYTHING! Seriously, in our basement we have boxes full of stuff like this: Yay! Army rations from …
Gluten and Lactose free German Christmas Cookies
The-final-countdown-to-Weihnachten is in full swing in our house…that means that once-yellow-pajama’ed dude is eating cookies faster than I can make ’em! Here’s another favourite of his: …made with a secret German ingredient: Waldmeister Goetterspeise…
Opulent Upcycled Refashioned Baby Outfit
Our little elf has been invited to a lot of Christmas parties and although we’re allowed to tag along as well, she’s definitely the one people really want to see. Like all fashion icons, she …
Traditional German Baked Apples for Christmas
Ahhh…Weihnachten! The dude has his own fondly remembered childhood Christmas sweets. Once he was old enough he had the honour of lighting the Adventskranz every Sunday, then onto “helping” Oma make the Bratapfeln (baked apples). Here’s …
The Sliced Trio – easy upcycled DIY t-shirt scarves
Need some quick last minute gifts? I have three awesome variations of a slashed scarf that will work for gals, guys & even your groovy granny! The best part(s)? They take just minutes to make, …
The Upcycled DIY Victorian Style Bolero (& cowl tute!)
Victorian? Not so much, but with the high collar and bell sleeves it reminds me of lovely romantic fashions like these and these and these Sift through your stash and create The Upcycled DIY Victorian …
Wrap it up…for free!
I’m a packaging saver…envelopes, tissue paper, bubble wrap…you name it…I have a neatly packed bag full of it! Why recycle when you can upcycle…right? This year I decided to raid (some of) my packaging stash: …
The Punkadelic Pipeline T-shirt Refashion
So the other day, while watching American Horror Story & mindlessly tugging on a sweatshirt scrap, I happened to glance down at my stretched out handiwork, was struck by inspiration, paused the show, raced to …
Bodacious Upcycled DIY Bows
Aaaaa gift wrapping – a chore I hate to love. I think the perfect gift should be accessorized but as buying bows and ribbons isn’t the most sustainable way to prettify a present I like to create …