After a few late nights experimenting with various bubbly concoctions in my kitchen laboratory I’ve come up with a formula to de-mustify those glorious scraps of kimono fabric: Deodorize your own vintage beauties and freshen that …
Fab fabric Frames (& a holler for help)
Remember that glorious load of kimono remnants I snagged in exchange for a copy of my book-baby? …here’s my latest kawaii creation: two lovely frames worthy of displaying my refashioning heroines (Grandma & Tante Uschi) …
Jazzy Jars: Upcycled Diy kitchen storage
What do you get when you cross inexpensive Ikea Förvar storage jars with a cheap n’ cheerful plastic zoo? take a peek at my latest webisode and find out…
easy DIY embroidered lampshade revamp
I’ve already bamboo’d a lamp and doodled on a couple more so the next oh-so-logical step in my beacon beautifying quest just had to be stitched: Simple yet perky, amiright? Here’s how to make your …
Tante Uschi’s Amazing Schatzkiste full of Vintage Treasures
I’ve written so many posts about the fantastic items I’ve inherited (& cleverly re-imagined) from Great Auntie Uschi that I thought it was time to introduce the fabulous woman herself: Wasn’t she a stunner? Tante …
Sad no more! (a DIY solution for oily wood)
I spied this lurvly solid wood bench in a second hand shop window: I immediately pulled over for a closer look & discovered 4 things: it was once the end part of a bigger piece (there …
Table for two – quirky upcycled DIY end tables
Our fancy new fire engine red sofa was in desperate need of some end table friends so I put on my thinking cap and headed down into our spooky basement storage room for a rummage …
Hooked up: a quick decor diy
Don’tcha love paint? Just look what it (+ a wee bit of imagination) can do… You can snag an ultra plain Tjusig coat hook for half price at Ikea… before assembling it, give the metal …
easy peasy DIY tot teepee
Can you guess what I upcyled to create that über fancy munchkin tent? I guarantee you’ll be able to make your own easy peasy DIY tot teepee in less than hour with an item lurking at …
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 …