January Refashion Challenge: Sustainable Style

4 years ago I stopped shopping new and fully embraced creating my own unique style from secondhand, vintage, thrifted and inherited garments and materials. Giving up buying brand new wardrobe items was a lot less …

Thrifting Quickies #1

Wanna learn my top refashionista thrifting tips? Check out my brand new video series, head to your local charity shop and get upcycling with Thrifting quickies #1! Still not sure if thrifting and second hand …

My Top Tips for Cleaning Thrifted Plastic

Thrifting awesome plastic gear without damage or faded colours can be quite a challenge but when you do discover a fabulous piece of plastic history it’s absolutely worth snapping up and adding to your collection. …

A Thrifty Bathroom Storage Tip

My lickety split storage solution for those excess wash cloths & towels that we all seem to have! Buying new is completely unnecessary when you have imagination (+ the load of free refashionista tutorials available right here on …

the Triumphant DIY measuring tape belt

What do get when you cross a Triumph Lingerie measure from the 1960’s with my Quirktastic tailor’s measure belt tutorial? The Triumphant DIY measuring tape belt – a super cool conversation starter! That looks awesome …

My Quirktastic DIY Tailor’s Measure Belt

Who doesn’t have at least one extra tailor’s measure lurking about? Here’s how to transform it into an adorable new belt in an instant: Grab all of my groovy CoaR tutorial collections right here:

How to paint shoes

Snazz up a well-loved pair of shoes with my delightfully dotty diy! How to paint shoes: If you wanna create some groovy polka dot tights to match your awesome new shoes, visit my Terrific Tights …

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 …