Having a love for all things vintage means my wardrobe has (more than) its fair share of brightly patterned polyester beauties and I have a hard time passing by the groovy granny frocks at the …
How to Upsize a Dress
I discovered a marvelous wool blend dress at the flea market and crossed my fingers that the slim-looking bodice would be wide enough to accommodate my generous chest. No such luck! Thankfully, after more than few …
How to clean vintage ceramics
As my How To Clean Vintage Enamelware post was so popular I thought I’d go ahead and share my collection of thrifted & inherited ceramics + the groovy cleaning tips from the past to keep it …
How To Clean Vintage Enamelware
I was lucky enough to not only inherit a fabulous collection of vintage enamelware but also the groovy cleaning tips from the past to keep it in top condition: Take a peek at the backstories of my …
My Fave Thrifted Things for Thrifty Thursday
I had a bit of a hard time deciding just what I wanted to share for this week’s thriftastic theme. Luckily the decision was made for me when I glanced at the collection of bags …
Gone Thrifting…
Are you a thrift & charity shop junkie? Do you love vintage & second hand? Does DIY give you the tingles? Have you kicked unethically produced fast fashion & decor to the curb? If you’ve …
The Overall Lace Maxidress Refashion
Do you ever have a silly idea that just won’t leave your brain until it’s been created? Meet my latest refashionista-brain-worm: An overall-lace-maxi-dress that turned out waaaay more amazing than I ever could have imagined! Here’s …
The Prairie Dress: An Upcycled Refashion DIY
I was born & raised on the Canadian prairies and no matter where I am in the world those restful meadows remain with me: Here’s how to create your own pretty salute to those gorgeous …
DIY vintage style retro patterned top tutorial
Have you ever created something that, although fabulous, you just couldn’t seem to wear? This funkilicious top began life as a table cloth then morphed into a dress until finally transforming into the wearable grooviness …
The DIY Refashioned Tablecloth Dress
Raid your linen closet and whip up The DIY Refashioned Tablecloth Dress in a flash! Create an easy breezy super comfy dress out of a funky table cloth in minutes with my super simple video …