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. …

How to easily take in the sides of a shirt

I scored an absolutely gorgeous silk top for €1, the problem? My entire family could have comfortably camped out in it: This beauty went from tent to top in about 20 minutes with my how …

Suicide Blonde: DIY Blonding at Home

Raise your hand if you’re a suicide blonde or redhead or brunette or any other notfoundnaturallyonyourhead colour. For years my hair colour has changed at least 3 times a year – usually from blonde to red …

A simple flip flop refashion tutorial

The beauties on the bottom started out as a 99 cent pair of flip-flops and the funkadelic flippies on the top began life as a pair of –coughsputterchoke– €40 fitflops *my tush isn’t any tighter …

Trousers to skirt refashion tutorial

With a pair of old trousers, some clever cuts & stitches you can make your own cuffed skirt in minutes! Trousers to skirt refashion tutorial:

The 5 minute no sew DIY cool-down top

As I’m actually starting to see results from my baby-weight-battling workouts I thought I’d treat myself to a fancy cool-down top – until I saw the price tag. €40 for a shirt to wear at the …

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 …