Green on #ThriftyThursday

With St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th and the first official day of Spring on the 20th March is definitely the month to wear green! According to the psychology of colour this is what it …

Easy Refashioned DIY Maxidress Tutorial

Raid your closet and transform that unworn blouse and frumpy frock into a fabulous maxidress in minutes with my simple step-by-step DIY video! Create your perfect holiday outfit from items you already have at the …

Spooky Refashioned Vintage Dress for Halloween

I scored a fantastically dowdy (and oh-so-creepy) vintage dress at a clothing swap last spring and then promptly tucked the eerie thing away until it was time to get creating for Halloween: Check out the …

DIY Trenchcoat Tutorial: A Vintage Dress Refashion

Easily refashion that frumpy vintage dress into a fabulous trench-style-coat with my quick and easy tute! Thrift a dowdy frock and transform it with my DIY Trenchcoat Tutorial: A Vintage Dress Refashion:

No Waste Vintage Dress Refashion + DIY Fabric Belt Tute

Even though my to-be-refashioned vintage dress collection is already (more than) a bit too full I couldn’t resist getting this super soft 1970’s beauty: I loved the fabric, colour and details of this faux denim …

Easy DIY Skirt Waistband – a vintage sequin dress refashion

I scored an absolutely stunning vintage sequin dress at the thrift shop: Unfortunately it was backless, fit awkwardly, was super heavy and very uncomfortable. Fortunately transforming it into a fabulous skirt was pretty darn simple! …

Vintage Hawaiian MuMu Bust Upsize & Refashion

Dress too small in the bust? Discover my quick & easy method for upsizing a dress + a fab vintage refashion too! As clothing sizes are just bizarre and I rarely try anything on while …

Pretty in Purple for #ThriftyThursday

Lovely lilac and lavender rank high among my fave colours. Unfortunately I rarely find those happy hues while thrifting. Fortunately when I do manage to spy a perfectly purple garment it’s usually vintage and easily …

A Very Easy Hawaiian MuuMuu Refashion

Muumuu (noun) 1. a long, loose fitting dress, usually brightly coloured and patterned, traditionally worn by Hawaiian women. 2. an oversized housedress. First recorded in 1920-25, the term muumuu is derived from the Hawaiian word …

Marvelous Maxidresses for #ThriftyThursday

I’ve always loved comfy, flowy maxidresses but in my younger years I believed the fashion mag do’s & don’ts commanding that my short stature meant I could never wear them (another bizarre style myth that’s …