How to easily make a dress longer

What do you do when you find an amazing vintage frock that’s simply too short to wear? Lengthen it in a flash with my simple step-by-step! Discover how to easily make a dress longer and …

Very Easy DIY Canada Day Dress

After over 2 decades living abroad I relocated back to Canada on July 1st/2016. We had just arrived so Canada Day celebrations were the furthest thing from my exhausted, stressed out mind however as this …

Flower Delivery on #ThriftyThursday

Bright patterns and cheerful colours are a dime a dozen at the thrift shop, it’s just a matter of sifting through them all to find the one(s) that you just can’t live without adding to …

How to refashion a lace dress

A few weeks ago I received a most excellent surprise package full of thrifted & handmade goodies from a fabulous reader in the UK: The heartfelt card and thoughtful contents even brought a wee tear to …

Sabine’s Thrifty Refashionista DIY Makeover

Welcome to my first completely refashioned (no-budget) DIY makeover! Raid your closet & discover how to easily create an adorable dress & upcycle a pashmina into a quirky cropped kimono jacket + get the DIY …

My Double Refashioned Vintage Bowling Shirt

Do you ever create something that just isn’t for you, still want to keep but will never wear? Such was the case with this brilliant but frumpy 1960’s bowling shirt I inherited from Tante Uschi: …

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? …

A Simple DIY Dress Tutorial

Do you ever make something that comes out exactly as planned but just isn’t your style at all? Such was the case with that beauteous boho dress – a fabulous refashioned result that I’ll never …

A Simple DIY Dress Refashion

My kiddo wanted to dress to impress for her birthday party at pre-school and oh-so-politely asked that I make her something “bootiful and vewy strong”. I puzzled over her vague request for a bit and came up …