A dour to darling dress to blouse refashion

What’s an über quick way to update a rather hideous dress from the 80’s? Transform it into a boho-esque blouse with a couple of snips & 15 minutes worth of stitches! Here’s how:

2 very easy DIY necklace refashions

 Two never-worn blasé necklaces combined with a touch of refashionista magic equals a couple of brilliant bijou stunners: a super sized egg-y nest a mellifluous blue beauty Here’s what I did:

The Amazing Refashioned Vintage Apron Top Tutorial

What’s so amazing about this top? Aside from the fact that I created it using something I pinched from Oma’s kitchen. It turned out exactly as I had imagined! (a rare occurrence in my world …

(my) Upcycled DIY Thai fisherman pants

Presenting the most comfortable pants on the planet: I wore my original-purchased-in-Thailand-from-a-dude-on-the-beach Thai fisherman pants for more years than I care to admit until they literally fell apart. Luckily my brain figured out just how …

(itsy) Bitsy Books: DIY upcycled mini book pendants

Our local charity shop has a take-it-or-it-goes-in-the-rubbish box just inside the front door. I usually avoid digging through it because if the charity shop thinks something belongs in the bin, it probably does. However, on …

The Patchwork Rainy Day Cap

We’ve been having one of the grossest summers ever. That has been our daily view at noon. 30°C + thunder storms = hot, humid, muggy ew = frizzy, huge hair for me – blech The …

Scrapbusting necktie tutorials

Remember those necktie wristlets I made? Well, they’re so quick & easy that creating them became a bit addicting: I think there’s a more than a few gals I know who’ll be receiving a wristlet …

family jewels – DIY wire wrapped pendants

I love the look of wire wrapped pendants but the prices for these bead-y baubles had me wondering if I might be able to create my own. Success? I think so. Cheap? Oh, most definitely. …