The fab companion tutorial to my upcycled DIY creepy dolls! Sift through your stash, check out your junk drawer, hunt in your closet and raid your kiddo’s ever-growing plastic toy collection to create adorably spooky …
My Upcycled DIY Bedroom Makeover + Tutorials & Tips Too!
My house is almost completely furnished with vintage and preloved items + trash to treasure upcycles which makes for a fabulously unique home! I’ve been wanting a bedroom change for awhile so when I scored …
Who is Confessions of a Refashionista & why should she be on TV?
Find out more about me in my attempt at a video presentation to try to share my sustainable lifestyle tips & refashionista tutes on local TV shows. Who is Confessions of a Refashionista & why …
How to update a vintage stool
I am constantly shocked at what people so casually toss out on garbage collection day in Toronto. From furniture sets to working electronics to bags full of textiles there is a wealth of freebies waiting …
How to easily update a vintage lamp
Thrift shops have a crazy amount of perfectly functioning but tacky old lamps and shades just begging to given a new home. The details on that little lamp are fantastic and most certainly deserve a …
Upcycled Tacky Disco Bead Lamp
I scored this fabulous yet plain vintage desk lamp at a garage sale last summer for only $0.50: I had loads of embellishment ideas for this boring blast from the past but let my kiddo …
July Thrift Scores & Works in Progress
As my work revolves around upcycling preloved gear and sharing step by step tutorials to encourage others to live more sustainably I’m always on the hunt for roadside finds and thrift shop gems: Take at …
DIY Dino Storage Jars
My groovy DIY lifestyle means my home is chock full of decor that has been specifically created to match mine and the kiddo’s personal tastes and styles. We spend a lot of time together in …
3 simple DIY chair makeovers
Refurbishing old furniture is never as difficult as I imagine it will be. Time consuming? Yup. Frustrating? Oh, absolutely! But rarely is it ever actually problematic or strenuous – waiting impatiently for the paint to …
Easy no sew upcycled vintage hankie art
A crazy easy bit of unique DIY decor + all of my vintage hankie stash busting tutes too! Create some easy no sew upcycled vintage hankie art with my quick video tute: