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 …
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. …
Creepy Caricatures: a DIY 3D papier mache portrait tutorial
I’ve been creating eerily fun 3D portraits for years as über personalized gifts for ecstatic-to-receive-them-friends but for whatever reason never thought to make any of my own peeps – until now: Obviously not exact likenesses …
Rockin’ Vintage Necktie Wristlets
Check out my all new & improved Vintage Necktie Wristlet Tutorial in my fancy schmancy Confessions of a Refashionista: Life on the Zig Zag e-book! Create your own Rockin’ Vintage Necktie Wristlets below:
2 Tutes for the price of one – Upcycled Canvas Art
Yes that’s right folks! I’m offering 2 groovy tutorials for the price of one! Which basically means that I created something then realized there was an easier way to make it so I ended up …
nifty thrifty bijou: a diy jewellery hanger
Even though I have treasure chests full of cool adornments I always forget to accessorize, out of sight really does mean out of mind when it comes to accessories. I needed a in-sight-in-mind place …
The Krimskrams Korb – a diy upcycled placemat basket
…and just what is a Krimskrams Korb? Why, it’s the place to store your *Krims & Krams of course! *Bits n’ Bobs in German Here’s how to make your own with objects that are lurking …
DIY kissing Clothespin Sweethearts
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching I’ve been wracking my thrifty brain for a final sweet n’ simple DIY prezzie to make. A peek in my refashionista stash + a bit of imagination led me to …
The last last minute gift – instant DIY sweater Bracelets
As Heiligabend (Christmas eve) is the big-gift-giving-stuff-your-face day in Germany my last minute gift making time has been shortened by a full 24 hours! eek! Enter the last lastseriouslyabsolutelast minute handmaderecycledrefashioned gift: Cuffs & bracelets …