by Greenie | Jun 14, 2018 | Category, Dresses |
Balloon Sleeve Dress I’ve made a bunch of shift dresses including this balloon sleeve dress which I will post over the next few weeks. They are beyond easy to make as I use no closures i.e. zips or button holes. The difference between a normal shift dress and...
by Greenie | Jun 7, 2018 | Category, Jewellery |
Fabric Charm Necklace This fabric charm necklace is a perfect way to use up a fabric scraps and anything you can lay your hands on from lucky charms, buttons, beads and even plastic junk from lucky packets or Christmas crackers. It’s meant to be fun. I...
by Greenie | May 31, 2018 | Category, Pants |
Culottes Tutorial I can’t get enough culottes at the moment hence this culottes tutorial. If you like the look of the top you can find the free sewing pattern and tutorial – in this link. So let me say up front I make my own patterns for a LOT of my stuff....
by Greenie | May 31, 2018 | Category, Other |
Repurposing Wine Corks Ever wondered how to go about repurposing wine corks? No surpise to find a way in Greenie Dresses for Less. Come spring I go mad and plant seeds, and then they come up, but is it a weed or a seed? And if a seed, which one did I plant in this...
by Greenie | May 24, 2018 | Category, Other |
Muslin Curtains Two Ways DIY Muslin Curtains Two Ways is showing how I made two sets of muslin curtains. These muslin curtains are made with with a slot. I had to come up with curtains rather quickly for a London apartment which lacked light – hence this pair of...
by Greenie | May 10, 2018 | Category, Other |
DIY Muslin Curtains Two Ways DIY Muslin Curtains Two Ways is showing how I made two sets of muslin curtains. These muslin curtains are made with a fold over. I had to come up with curtains rather quickly for a London apartment which lacked light – hence this...
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.