Start the new year off right and commit to making conscious, sustainable and ethical fashion choices! Take part in CoaR’s January Refashion Challenge: A New to You Makeover and treat yourself to an eco-outfit (or three!) …
Perfect Prints on #ThriftyThursday
Fab prints and patterns are (one of) this thrifty diva’s fave things to hunt down at the thrift shop, thankfully there are always loads to be found! That groovy combination of vintage patterns needed zero …
Green on #ThriftyThursday + 4 fab ways to style a vintage scarf
I love the colour green! There’s so many amazing variations of this colour and I always manage to discover fabulous vintage fashions containing a gorgeous shade of green: Grab the details behind my phenomenal vintage dress, find out …
My DIY Oversized Jumpsuit for #ThriftyThursday
Oversized, comfy style need not be limited to baggy sweats and tee’s! I created a fabulous and oh-so-comfortable jumpsuit that’s not only perfect for lounging but also can be styled up for a meeting or even …
Embellish it on #ThriftyThursday
Grab that boring garment at the back of your closet, revisit a few of my fave tutorials and embellish it on #ThriftyThursday!
Seeing Red for #ThriftyThursday
Is there a colour more emotionally stirring than red? According to colour theorists as red is the hue of fire and blood, it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as …
A Dressed Down Glitter #ThriftyThursday
I recently thrifted a package of 7(!) handknit vintage sweaters online for €1: The person I purchased them from had inherited boxes full of handmade knit gear, yarn and half-finished projects from an elderly relative but …
An easy no-sew blouse refashion
Thrift and charity shops are simply bursting with fantastically patterned blouses from the 80’s. Unfortunately they usually have a couple of silly structural additions that make most people leave them on the rack: Fortunately there’s …
A Salute to the 80’s #ThriftyThursday
Whenever I’m feeling rotten and am stuck in bed there’s a fabulous feel-good bit of 80’s nostalgia that always helps get me through the worst of whichever blergly bug I’ve managed to catch: “For anyone …
A Checkered #ThriftyThursday
Perhaps it’s because of my Irish/Scottish ancestry but I’ve always been more attracted to tartan than checks. I do, however, have a single checkered (& seriously awesome) refashioned item in my wardrobe that looks fab …