Denim material has been around since the 1500’s but it wasn’t until Bavarian born Levi Strauss made the first pair of blue jeans in 1873 that this fabulous fabric became a wardrobe staple… Every generation …
An India Inspired Thrifty Thursday
I love the floaty romantic style and phenomenal fabrics of traditional Indian fashion and as a lassie was always thrilled when my friend’s mom allowed us to play dress-up with her gorgeous collection of saris, …
totally cool DIY tunics – no pattern required
Whew! Our Egyptian (mis)adventure is thankfully over, we are safely home in Berlin & I can share the groovy gear I created for what should have been a relaxing holiday but a series of incredibly unfortunate (& downright unlucky) …
How to refashion a boxy vintage shirt
I thrifted an awesome 1970’s dude shirt, unfortunately it was super wide and super square: Fortunately I was able to easily restyle it to fit perfectly: Here’s how to refashion a boxy vintage shirt: (this …
A Blooming Thrifty Thursday
My wardrobe has such a varied bouquet of fabulous vintage florals I had a thorny time plucking a blossoming ensemble for this week’s flowery theme… After playing dress up in my closet with the munchkin …
Baby’s got a brand new upcycled refashionista bag
Any idea what little madam’s fancy new bag was created from? I guarantee you’ll have all of the ingredients lurking around the house so let’s get makin’! Baby’s got a brand new upcycled refashionista bag:
A Dress to Dye for – a no sew dress refashion
A few snips & a bath in fabric dye takes a dull dress from drab to fab! Grab all of my tutorials for gals here and for more sustainable DIY style goodness check out my Confessions of a …
Easy Crocheted Embellished Sandals Refashion
Don’t you just love it when the (oh-so-simple) solution to potentially awesome yet unworn gear you’ve had for ages suddenly smacks you right in the middle of your refashionista brain? So it was with my groovtastic crocheted sandals: …
A very easy vintage silk dress refashion
Take a peek at how I took this frock from frump to fantastic in minutes with a very easy vintage silk dress refashion:
A Most Excellent DIY Shirt Dress
I’ve been hankering to create a lurvly loose shirt dress for a while but could never find the right refashioning victim – until I inherited a bunch of stuff from my Great Uncle’s wardrobe: Silky, …