I thrifted that lovely vintage dress a few months after my darling daughter popped into the world and it fit my mammoth nursing chest and baby weight carrying body splendidly well – fast forward a few years and my …
No Sew DIY Upcycled Scrappy Fringe Pins
Create a few funky fringe-y pins with my crazy easy no sew scrapbusting tutorial! Continue your passion for refashion with my Confessions of a Refashionista e-book series:
Colour Me Loved
I am completely overwhelmed by the enormous heartfelt response to my Behind My Smiles post. Your supportive comments, messages and e-mails have absolutely brought back some of the colour and energy that had been drained …
A Layered Up #Thrifty Thursday
I’ve been itching to break out my collection of summer jumpsuits but unfortunately, even though it’s late June, the need for dressing in layers is still mandatory in the humid rainy chill of Berlin. Fortunately I …
My DIY Vintage Belt Fix
This groovy 1970’s suede belt was one of the fabulous bits I inherited in Tante Uschi’s treasure chest: unfortunately it had been worn to death: I had loads of refashioning ideas for this sad retro belt but they …
My DIY Pillowcase Top
One of the strangest bits of culture shock I experienced when I moved to Berlin (other than the extreme rudeness & xenophobia) was the size of the pillows. At a whopping 80cm x 80cm a traditional …
My Refashioned Drop Waist Vest Dress
If you follow me on social media you’ll have already seen my latest retro refashioning victim: The “before” didn’t have very many fans, fingers crossed that I managed to transform it for the better: Waddaya think? …
A Quick Refashioned Jumpsuit Upsize
I love love love jumpsuits but after my rather epic DIY jumpsuit fail last year I stuck to my thrifting karma to add to my collection. Until this thrifty online score arrived: I’m not exactly …
How to upsize a blouse
Got a blouse that’s just too tight in the chestal region? Follow my quick video tutorial to loosen it up & add some funky style! Check out all of my upsizing tutorials here! + for …
My #LoveCantWait DIY
Why the hell is marriage equality still such an issue? Every adult couple should not only have the ability to legally marry each other but also have the exact same rights as every other dynamic duo who has already …