Create a plush new purse from that thrifted vintage score in no time with my thrifty easy DIY faux fur bag tutorial: That fabulous bag cost less than $2 to make with a couple of bits …
Simple No Sew DIY Pom Pom Statement Bag
I’m still managing to keep my promise of not thrifting any more new-to-me bags until the ones I brought along in my stash from Germany are refashioned – completely avoiding the groovy bag section at …
2 easy ways to recover a vintage bag strap
As my collection of vintage bags refuses to stop growing I made myself promise that I wouldn’t allow any more funky old purses to leap into my cart at the thrift shop until I mended …
Last Minute DIY Halloween Decor & Trick or Treat Bag
Creating the finishing touches on All Hallows’ Eve are a snap with my last minute DIY Halloween decor and trick or treat bag tutorials: Let’s get makin!
My personalized #bemakeful embellished tote
I recently received a groovy little surprise tote bag in the post from Canadian lifestyle specialty channel Makeful with the challenge to transform it into a personalized piece of awesomeness. I think I succeeded: Here’s …
How to make an easy foldable tote bag
I’m slowly but surely upcycling my stash of pretty vintage handkerchiefs and have so far created a fab floaty maxiskirt, some delightful decor and a fancy schmancy tote bag: The tote is awesome but is a …
November Refashion Challenge: DIY Bags
Tote bags, handbags, shopping bags, shoulder bags, duffel bags, evening bags, gift bags…the list of unnecessarily necessary bags we hoard to carry our stuff about is pretty darn endless. Raid your refashioning stash, create an …
My Upcycled Vintage Hankie Tote
Whoohoo! My first vintage-hankie-stash busting project is complete! Thrift some pretty handkerchiefs and recreate my upcycled vintage hankie tote for yourself:
Happy National Crochet Month?
When Marie (the crochet & knit diva extraordinaire behind Underground Crafter) asked me to be her guest for National Crochet Month I was both flattered and befuddled as it’s no secret that I’m utterly smitten …
The Upcycled DIY Bathpuff Tote
Believe it or not I rarely know exactly how a project will turn out until it’s totally completed. Everything I create begins with a little prodding at the back of my brain that soon transforms …