The Delightful Doily: part three

The final chapter of my little doily manual deals with those fancy oblong bits of tatting that once displayed Oma’s ceramic statuette collection: Onto The Delightful Doily: part three how-to:

The Delightful Doily: part two

The second leg of our doily journey takes us into (mini) table runner land – a place of rectangular shaped crocheted pretties that are superb for quick embellishments: Hop on in & let’s begin The …

The Delightful Doily: part one

Lovely lacy doilies are an integral part of any Refashionista’s arsenal. However, one must not simply stitch a doily to a shirt (or anything else) & pronounce it ready-to-wear as all you have then is …

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 …

Personalized DIY Bleach Printed Pants

As we’re now definitely into chilly, rainy fall I’ve been digging through the box of bought-at-the-end-of-last-winter-super-sales-to-hopefully-fit-this-year munchkin gear & am discovering more than a few fantastic deals that I’d forgotten about. Unfortunately, it’s becoming all …

2 very easy DIY necklace refashions

 Two never-worn blasé necklaces combined with a touch of refashionista magic equals a couple of brilliant bijou stunners: a super sized egg-y nest a mellifluous blue beauty Here’s what I did:

thrilled to the gills & a squeee!

My glorious skirt, created by the ludicrously talented Lisa of Cucicucicoo, has arrived, bringing with it much joy & a brilliant surprise gift for my munchkin: How funkilicously fabulous is that?! Words cannot express how …

The Refashioned Boho Baby Tunic

a what-was-I-thinking vest + a bit of hand stitching = a funky new munchkin tunic! here’s how to effortlessly make your own in about 15 minutes…

(itsy) Bitsy Books: DIY upcycled mini book pendants

Our local charity shop has a take-it-or-it-goes-in-the-rubbish box just inside the front door. I usually avoid digging through it because if the charity shop thinks something belongs in the bin, it probably does. However, on …