This groovy 1970’s suede belt was one of the fabulous bits I inherited in Tante Uschi’s treasure chest: unfortunately it had been worn to death: I had loads of refashioning ideas for this sad retro belt but they …
My Rosacea Laser Treatment Tale
I posted this mad scientist pic on my social media a couple of months ago but no one seemed to know what was actually being done to my poor little face: Thanks to my Irish/Scottish …
Bloggers on Blogging
As my Behind the Scenes of Blogging series is proving to be pretty darn popular I thought it was time to provide a perspective (or five) different from my own so I asked a few of …
A Gorgeously Green #ThriftyThursday
I’ve always been partial to the colour green so I was surprised to discover so very few emerald-toned clothing items in my wardrobe. I do have quite a collection of thrifted & handmade accessories in varying shades …
My DIY Pillowcase Top
One of the strangest bits of culture shock I experienced when I moved to Berlin (other than the extreme rudeness & xenophobia) was the size of the pillows. At a whopping 80cm x 80cm a traditional …
Blogging: Leaving Comments
The groovy companion to my Blogging: Replying to Comments post: Hooray! You’ve just published an awesome blog post that you’re incredibly proud of! Whoohoo! The post is receiving loads of views and tons of shares! Unfortunately …
A Terrific Trousers #ThriftyThursday
Full disclosure: I hate trousers (a.k.a: dress pants) and therefore only own a single pair that are seldom worn: I have yet to find a pair of trousers that fit me pleasantly, don’t wrinkle in weird …
My Refashioned Drop Waist Vest Dress
If you follow me on social media you’ll have already seen my latest retro refashioning victim: The “before” didn’t have very many fans, fingers crossed that I managed to transform it for the better: Waddaya think? …
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 …
Blogging: Replying to Comments
THE GROOVY COMPANION TO MY BLOGGING: LEAVING COMMENTS POST: Yay! You’ve just read an interesting post and want to let the blogger know that you thought it was awesome or perhaps you’d like a bit more info …