by Greenie | Sep 29, 2016 | Category, Skirts |
A Line Skirt I usually share my own patterns on this blog but I followed a pattern with this particular A line skirt. So all I’m really going to do here – is show how I made it. The A line skirt is made from a type of Ponti fabric as I wanted...
by Greenie | Sep 22, 2016 | Accessories, Category |
Faux Fur Hat Oh my word. That’s me in this faux fur hat. I absolutely hate, like cannot bear, having my photo taken. Hence my model does all the work. This faux fur hat is made from left-over fabric from a faux fur shrug I made. You can see that – on this...
by Greenie | Sep 16, 2016 | Bags, Category |
DIY Waist Wallet This DIY waist wallet actually started out from a pattern in a Burda magazine. It had a semi circle shape. My DIY waist wallet went horribly wrong. See photo below. The zip puckered and the pieces didn’t fit together. So I scrapped it and...
by Greenie | Sep 7, 2016 | Category, Other |
Mobile Phone Cover I had quite a bit of pleather left over from when I made – this Tote Bag – so was looking for a way to use it up. My mother had been staying with me and needed mobile phone covers. She has a lot of phones. This is a quick and easy way to...
by Greenie | Sep 2, 2016 | Category, Jackets |
Green Velvet Jacket I usually make my own patterns but every now and again I use a commercial pattern. As was the case with this green velvet jacket. The nice thing about commercial patterns is I don’t have to test them. They should work. But they can get a...
My name is Karen. I live in Cape Town, South Africa.
This blog is about how to make your own, how to recycle, restyle and up-cycle.