My Thrifty Style

Welcome to my wonderfully wacky world of frugal yet fabulously fun style! Join my fancy “Gone thrifting” group on facebook and share your love for all things second hand & DIY + check out My …

the manly makeover – a DIY refashion for guys

As DIYs for guys are few & far between I’ve been mining the depths of my little Refashionista brain to come up with a masculine re-do (not involving t-shirts) that my dude would actually wear …

The DIY Boot Top Bag Refashion Tutorial

Remember my beauteous boho boots? Check out what I created from the chopped off boot tops: A fabulous beatnik bag! Here’s The DIY Boot Top Bag Refashion Tutorial:

a Refashionista wastes nothing: the diy pant leg bag

Anyone who’s ever reconstructed a garment knows the importance of hoarding stockpiling squirreling away neatly storing the excess bits & pieces for possible future use – even if those around you think you’re completely nuts …

An Advent gift from me to you…

I’ve been working my little arsch off to get my Christmas-gifts-for-those-faraway completed & as I’m nearly ready to get everything posted off I thought I’d share one of the little bits of cleverness I came …

The 10 minute diy camera strap

Meet my early birthday present to myself: Isn’t it dreamy? A glorious new bridge camera that will (hopefully) help me take kick-arsch photos for this humble blog & my continuing Confessions of a Refashionista series. …

Thriftilicious Man Makes

After 5 years of loyal service the dude’s laptop has gone to the Great Gig(abyte) in the Sky…and just what does that have to do with thrifty man makes? Well, as the guy cannot function without a …