Desula: One dress altered for a lifetime of wear

A small group of women living in the isolated villages of central Sardinia have worn the same dress for a lifetime. Filmmaker Andrea Pecora shares this amazing tradition in her beautiful short film Desula. Desula: …

Easy Vintage Dress to Blouse Refashion Tutorial

Don’t pass up that dress in the thrift shop just because it has a busy pattern – too much for a dress can be just right for a blouse! Discover how to transform that frumpy frock …

Stripes on #ThriftyThursday

Remember this dress from two years ago? It’s now sat in my stash for nearly 6 years, made the move from Berlin to Toronto and I’m still not sure what to do with it. Take …

How to Cover Stains: A No Sew Blouse Refashion

Modernize that dowdy thrifted 1980’s blouse + discover how to easily cover those stubborn stains that just won’t budge with my no sew video tute! How to Cover Stains: A No Sew Blouse Refashion

2 easy ways to recover a vintage bag strap

As my collection of vintage bags refuses to stop growing I made myself promise that I wouldn’t allow any more funky old purses to leap into my cart at the thrift shop until I mended …

How to paint wooden clogs

I am a clog addict and during my 2 decades of world-living adventures have collected more than a few pairs of those comfy wooden soled shoes. As much as I love each pair the wood tends to …

Floral Fun for #ThriftyThursday

Those grey, rainy days of mid-winter have arrived which means it’s time to break out the bright colours in your wardrobe to help combat that dreary weather: Grab the deets and tutes behind my outfit …

DIY Painted Buttons: an easy no sew jacket refashion

I thrifted a fantastic winter dress coat however the 18(!) buttons adorning my thrifty score had definitely seen better days. Check out how I updated my cozy new to me jacket without sewing a stitch in …

My easy vintage velvet dress refashion

That vintage velvet dress was one of the fab frocks left in the basement closet for me by my groovy landlady. The sleeves and golden embroidered shoulder details are fantastic however the fit and length are less …