How to Upsize a Dress

I discovered a marvelous wool blend dress at the flea market and crossed my fingers that the slim-looking bodice would be wide enough to accommodate my generous chest. No such luck! Thankfully, after more than few …

My Baby Weight Dress Refashion

I thrifted that lovely vintage dress a few months after my darling daughter popped into the world and it fit my mammoth nursing chest and baby weight carrying body splendidly well – fast forward a few years and my …

A Glamazonian Vintage Dress Refashion

I discovered that phenomenal vintage dress and jacket set in Tante Uschi’s treasure chest! The only problem? Measuring 150cm from shoulder seam to hem, it appears to have been originally created for a gorgeous glamazon – …

A Shirt Dress Thrifty Thursday

One of my most beloved refashions is this most excellent DIY shirt dress from last May: So when it was time to decide just what the heck I should wear for my “video portrait” tv interview I …

A quick & easy dress refashion

Hmmm…what to do with a shapeless sleeveless dress? Shorten it a bunch and use the chopped bottom & my oldie but goodie splendid sleeves tutorial to create a groovy short sleeved shift

My DIY (not so ugly) Christmas Sweaters

You can’t celebrate the holidays without a quirky Christmas sweater! Here’s my quick n’ simple scrap busting method for creating adorable seasonal pullovers that will be enjoyed year after year! Sift through your stash and get embellishing:

An Ancestral Style Thrifty Thursday

My genealogy is fairly straight forward: I am the product of an Irish clan gettin’ busy with a Scottish clan (or vise versa) hence my thrifty nature, pasty fair skin, light eyes and quite a few wavy red accents in …