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A Pop of Colour #ThriftyThursday
Raid the back of your closet, swap unworn wardrobe finds with friends, scour your fave thrift and charity shops and get creating your own unique, sustainable style because Thrifty Thursday is back my dears! My …
Easy Refashions: How to shorten a dress
By far the most popular refashionista requests I receive are for back to basics tutorials to help sustainable stylistas get started recreating their secondhand and vintage finds into unique (eco)fashions so I thought I’d start …
Queen Lila’s Easy Hair Stick Bun How To
I have uncooperative, thick, heavy, straight in some parts, curly in others hair that never wants to stay up no matter how many elastics and bobby pins I use. I’ve lost count of how many …
How to reupholster a wing back chair
I’ll soon be sharing the misadventures of my international relocation as well as the trials and tribulations that come with restarting in Canada after over 20 years spent living abroad but let’s kick off my …
How to shorten a dress at the waist
I was thrilled I discovered this beauty in one of my fave online vintage shops: Sure, this vintage dress is an awkward length and has an annoying elastic waist BUT it’s a nearly perfect match …
My Upcycled DIY Refashionista Studio
Purging, packing, selling and donating in preparation for our big international relocation is well under way so I thought I’d better hurry up and share my upcycled DIY refashionista studio tour before it all gets …
My New Munchkin Designed Embroidery Tattoo
If you follow me social media you’ll already know that I found the perfect, meaningful design for my latest tattoo and finally got to use my groovy xmas gift certificate: A fab tattooed version of …
The easiest way to reduce textile waste
Savers Global Thrift recently got in touch with me and asked if I would help get the word out about the easiest way to reduce textile waste. As a thrift and charity shop loving refashionista I am most …
A Spring Fling #ThriftyThursday
The weather is slowly but surely warming up in Berlin however a chilly wind and daily rain (& hail?!) mean that layers and cozy sweaters are still a necessity when venturing outside – my refashioned knit …