The Not My Style Dress

As you may have gathered by the title of this post my latest creation is not exactly my cup of tea but as the pieces begged to be stitched together how could I refuse? See …

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) …

A Snazzy Sparkle Vintage Maxi Refashion

Ahhh…vintage glitz, how I love to collect thee…my latest acquisition? …this glittering piece of wearable art from the 1970’s Created for someone with Glamazonian proportions (= not at all moi), I sliced off a chunk …

Two Easy Sweater Refashions

Here’s a couple of incredibly quick fixes for those old damaged sweaters hibernating at the bottom of your stash. A bit of leather + some pretty patchy pockets = my two easy cardigan refashions let’s …

How to add DIY Sleeves to any top

Make a summer shirt fit for all seasons with my easy fix for a sleeveless top:  2020 update: I’ve been slowly but surely redesigning all of my old video images and this shirt is …

The Stay Put Scarf – a kiddo DIY

As Old Man Winter continues to rear his frosty head in Berlin I’m having to come up with sneaky methods to keep the neck of my scarf-scorning tot wrapped in warmth. My latest savvy solution? …