The beauties on the bottom started out as a 99 cent pair of flip-flops and the funkadelic flippies on the top began life as a pair of –coughsputterchoke– €40 fitflops *my tush isn’t any tighter …
Combat Car Seat Chaos with DIY seat storage
Finally having a car is awesome but between the dude needing everything “in case of emergency” & the baby needing…well just everything…period, the back seat was a tad chaotic…until I made these in less than hour: …
The 5 minute no sew DIY cool-down top
As I’m actually starting to see results from my baby-weight-battling workouts I thought I’d treat myself to a fancy cool-down top – until I saw the price tag. €40 for a shirt to wear at the …
Splendiferousness
Every so often I stumble across ingenious or savvy ideas that simply must be shared and thus a new blog category is born: Your Awesomesauce! Here’s the first Fantastich Frauen to get things started: Zip-up Earbuds …
grody to groovy in 24 hours – a decoupaged furniture DIY
This stained, chipped & just plain grotty commode was the first piece of furniture the dude bought –used, for a scant 5 Deutschmarks– when he flew the family nest 20 years ago. It’s lived in university …
The last last minute gift – instant DIY sweater Bracelets
As Heiligabend (Christmas eve) is the big-gift-giving-stuff-your-face day in Germany my last minute gift making time has been shortened by a full 24 hours! eek! Enter the last lastseriouslyabsolutelast minute handmaderecycledrefashioned gift: Cuffs & bracelets …
Bodacious Upcycled DIY Bows
Aaaaa gift wrapping – a chore I hate to love. I think the perfect gift should be accessorized but as buying bows and ribbons isn’t the most sustainable way to prettify a present I like to create …
Hugs from afar: a personalized diy gift
Create a soft and snuggly hug for those far away! Here’s the crazy simple how-to:
another diaper box triumph – Upcycled Drawers
It’s a shame to simply break down and recycle those sturdy diaper boxes so I’ve come up with (another) useful idea to upcycle them into dandy drawers! Our little cherub had a plain, boring shelf …
The Embellished Rose Petal Top Refashion
There’s a lot of floofy fluttering going on at the necklines of tops these days and as cute as they look in the store I know once they’re on my…erm…generous chest the romantic flowy flowers …