by Greenie | Apr 16, 2019 | Bags, Dresses for less |
Straw Bag Straw Bag This straw bag is made from two IKEA round place mats. You could use square ones or use place mats made from something else to make this easy bag. Here’s how I made this one. You need: – 2 x place matsmatching colour threadStrap for the...
by Greenie | Apr 5, 2019 | Dresses for less |
Linen Balloon Sleeve Top Linen Balloon Sleeve Top I’m loving statement sleeve tops – hence this Linen Balloon Sleeve Top. And as always, I use easy shapes to make my clothes. Here’s how to make this top. I am a UK dress size 12. Adjust bigger or...
by Greenie | Mar 24, 2019 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
Brocade Shift Dress I’ve made a good few simple loose shift dresses like this brocade dress. You can head to the Dresses section at the top of this blog to see two I made in different fabrics and colours. Am not going to re-write all the instructions but rather...
by Greenie | Mar 15, 2019 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Out of Africa Earrings Out of Africa Earrings This is a bit of a ‘blast from the past’ post. I made these Out of Africa earrings ages ago in the very early days of this blog. Since still I wear them so much, I thought I would post them again. With a much...
by Greenie | Mar 8, 2019 | Dresses for less, Jackets |
New Look Jacket New Look Jacket I’ve made this exact same New Look pattern before. First time was – here – when I made it as the pattern was meant to be. This time around, I lengthened the sleeves a bit. And made it a touch narrower in the back. Use...
by Greenie | Feb 18, 2019 | Dresses for less, Other |
Suedette pouch Suedette pouch I made business card holders in a similar manner to this suedette pouch in – this – blog post. And a lightweight sunglasses cover in – another post. This is a variation on those two using left-overs from a softer...
by Greenie | Jan 27, 2019 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Stone & Silver Earrings Stone & Silver Earrings I’ve made a bunch of stone & silver earrings already which you can see in the Jewellery Category at the top of this blog. What makes it easy is having a stash of silver finding, fastenings and hooks in...
by Greenie | Jan 14, 2019 | Bags, Dresses for less |
Quick Tote Bag Quick Tote Bag This has to be the easiest, quickest tote bag ever. Hence me calling it Quick Tote Bag. You need: – a rectangular piece of fabric approximately 40 cms wide x 85 cms long2 x pieces of strapping approximately 70 cms long eachmatching...
by Greenie | Dec 30, 2018 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Fabric Necklace This is a great way to use up fabric strips from when I made – this – top. I also made a set of fabric bracelets to go with this diy fabric necklace which you can see – here. You need: – long fabric stripsmatching colour...
by Greenie | Dec 12, 2018 | Dresses for less, Jackets |
New Look Kimono Jacket New Look Kimono Jacket I might have mentioned a while back that a friend’s mother went into a care home. She was an avid seamstress and had a pile of fabric which I inherited. I made a pair of culottes from this fabric as well a New Look...
