by Greenie | Jun 23, 2017 | Category, Pants |
Let Out Pants You know how life gets in the way and you don’t exercise as much as you should. And then the next thing, your clothes are a bit tight. And then they get even tighter. I wish I didn’t love making and eating food as much as I do. Now that my...
by Greenie | Jun 15, 2017 | Category, Dresses |
Shirt Dress The cold shoulder trend or off shoulder trend is showing no signs of abating. Frankly I love it. Am not shy about my shoulders. Not so keen to flaunt my belly, bum or legs. The inspiration for this shirt dress was from a blog called A Pair and a Spare. Her...
by Greenie | Jun 10, 2017 | Category |
Hot Pad Honestly not sure what to call this thing. Hot pad? Heat protective mat? Kitchen counter cover? Whatever it is, I had left-over heat protective material and decided to make two of these to match the – Oven Gloves – made a few weeks back. They are...
by Greenie | Jun 2, 2017 | Category, Jackets |
Large Winter Shawl Not sure why I’m posting this large winter shawl as it looks like we’re never going to have winter here in Cape Town. Our city gave estimates projecting how temperatures here are going to rise in the next few decades. Downright scary. Ah...
by Greenie | May 29, 2017 | Category, Dresses |
Easy Summer Sundress Variations of this easy summer sundress are all over Pinterest. The patterns are more or less the same. You can also look up – Moldes Moda Medida – for free patterns. Might need to translate them though. Here in Cape Town global...
by Greenie | May 11, 2017 | Category, Other |
Cheeze Board Why did I not think to make our own cheeze boards before? Or as in the picture above, a chocolate and berry board? It’s not at all difficult to make a rustic cheeze board like the one here. I might have mentioned in a previous post that we’ve...
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.