The Incredibly High Human Cost of Fast Fashion

Do you ever bother spare a thought for the people who created that cool new outfit you so proudly wear a few times before replacing it with another equally awesome bargain ensemble from your fave fast fashion …

The Fugly Dress Refashion: A Simple DIY Cropped Blouse

Remember those fugly vintage dresses that had been languishing in my stash for far too long? All of your fabulous refashionista brainstorming in the comments gave my imagination the kick it needed to finally transform them into …

A quick upcycled bag strap fix

Santa left me an almost perfect prezzie under the tree… a butter soft vintage handbag large enough to tote my necessities about! Unfortunately it was missing the shoulder strap… Fortunately this DIY diva came up with lickety …

The Casual Hoodie to Stylin’ Sweatshirt Refashion

Remember my Kangaroo Cover-up refashion from last year? Well, the munchkin decided that hoodies were no longer cool & insisted a change was in order… Here’s how to transform your own boring old hoodies into stylin’ sweatshirts:

DIY Christmas Earrings: An instant last minute gift

DIY Christmas Earrings: An instant last minute gift! Create a pair (or three) of Christmas Ornament earrings in seconds with my upcycled last minute gift tutorial! Buying new is completely unnecessary when you have imagination …

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:

DIY Woven Wall Art (no loom required!)

Create your own quirky woven wall hanging without a loom from items you have lurking around the house! Grab all of my tutorials for the home here and for more sustainable DIY style goodness check …

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 …