by Greenie | Aug 16, 2018 | Category, Jewellery |
Moon Choker This lovely moon choker came about because I had a hammered silver crescent moon and wasn’t wearing it. Made it back in the days of jewelry making with left-over silver. All it took was a quick bend of some silver wire plus an O-ring to attach the...
by Greenie | Aug 9, 2018 | Category, Dresses |
Shoulder Tie Dress This shoulder tie dress is the ultimate summer dress. It’s not much more than a big square of fabric, sewn together to make a tube. A bit of shirring at the top. And some shoulder ties. Tick. Done. You need: – fabric matching colour...
by Greenie | Aug 2, 2018 | Category, Other |
Beaded Serviette Rings My daughter made these beaded serviette rings easily two decades ago when she was still living at home. What I like about them is they are light and small and so work well with paper serviettes. We’ve been experiencing the worst drought...
by Greenie | Jul 27, 2018 | Category, Dresses |
Long Black Shiftdress This long black shiftdress is really nothing more than an extra long T-shirt. I used a shiftdress from my wardrobe to cut the pattern. It’s made from what they called golf shirt fabric at the fabric shop. Came in a long wide tube. Have to...
by Greenie | Jul 19, 2018 | Category, Other |
Fireplace Restyle I cannot claim credit for this fireplace restyle. My seriously handy husband did this job. He also made the wooden bit the three lights are hanging from which you can see in the mirror – AND he made the wine racks to fit in the wall to the left...
by Greenie | Jul 12, 2018 | Category, Jewellery |
Quartz Crystal Earrings I did a jewelry making course a few years ago and while I loved it, my soldering was rubbish, so I’ve turned to wire jewelry and made a few things including this pair of quartz crystal earrings. Most of my inspiration comes from what I...
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.