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? …

The DIY Upcycled Scarfigan & my new channel!

That’s right my lovelies, I am now the proud producer of my very own series of diy refashionista webisodes! In addition to my regular crafty blog posts I’ll be sharing my adventures in upcycling with …

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 …

The DIY Upcycled Denim Rug Rat Backpack Tutorial

What does every munchkin need to tote around their goodies? A fancy schmancy personalized backpack of course! Create one for the tot on your list with bits you’re guaranteed to already have in your stash …

Confessions of a Refashionista: Life on the ZigZag

Hooray! My fancy schmancy revamped Confessions of a Refashionista: Life on the Zig Zag e-book is now available worldwide! Contains over 50 projects with easy to follow tutorials & full colour step by step photos …

Scrapbusting necktie tutorials

Remember those necktie wristlets I made? Well, they’re so quick & easy that creating them became a bit addicting: I think there’s a more than a few gals I know who’ll be receiving a wristlet …

A simple flip flop refashion tutorial

The beauties on the bottom started out as a 99 cent pair of flip-flops and the funkadelic flippies on the top began life as a pair of –coughsputterchoke– €40 fitflops *my tush isn’t any tighter …