One of the strangest bits of culture shock I experienced when I moved to Berlin (other than the extreme rudeness & xenophobia) was the size of the pillows. At a whopping 80cm x 80cm a traditional …
A Terrific Trousers #ThriftyThursday
Full disclosure: I hate trousers (a.k.a: dress pants) and therefore only own a single pair that are seldom worn: I have yet to find a pair of trousers that fit me pleasantly, don’t wrinkle in weird …
My Refashioned Drop Waist Vest Dress
If you follow me on social media you’ll have already seen my latest retro refashioning victim: The “before” didn’t have very many fans, fingers crossed that I managed to transform it for the better: Waddaya think? …
How to clean vintage ceramics
As my How To Clean Vintage Enamelware post was so popular I thought I’d go ahead and share my collection of thrifted & inherited ceramics + the groovy cleaning tips from the past to keep it …
A Quick Refashioned Jumpsuit Upsize
I love love love jumpsuits but after my rather epic DIY jumpsuit fail last year I stuck to my thrifting karma to add to my collection. Until this thrifty online score arrived: I’m not exactly …
My Lactose & Gluten Free DIY Syrup
Living throughout the world has meant I haven’t always been able to find (or afford!) certain scrumptious luxuries that I took for granted while growing up in Canada so I’ve gotten pretty good at substituting …
The Refashionista Blooper Reel
Not every shot from a DIY video shoot is a success so for my 70th(!) video I’m sharing a few of the less than stellar outtakes from webisodes past – enjoy! Discover all of my upcycling …
How to upsize a blouse
Got a blouse that’s just too tight in the chestal region? Follow my quick video tutorial to loosen it up & add some funky style! Check out all of my upsizing tutorials here! Discover all …
My thrifty little DIY guest room
Have a look at how I transformed the awkwardly shaped, incredibly small extra-room-beside-the-stairs into My thrifty little DIY guest room: Take the lickety split tour below and check out the rest of the vintage and handmade …
A Dress it Up #ThriftyThursday
As I’ve already posted a selection of my fancy vintage frocks for a Classy Thrifty Thursday I thought I’d share a recent thrifty refashioned score that, although more casual than elegant, does fit the dress part …