by Greenie | Mar 24, 2019 | 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 |
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 |
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...
by Greenie | Nov 29, 2018 | Bags, Dresses for less |
DIY Party Bag Been a while since my last post. I will never stop posting as I cannot stop making things. But real life does get in the way of having fun sometimes. Recognize the dress in this pic? The pattern for that is – here. And I’ve made a similar...
by Greenie | Nov 13, 2018 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Malachite Earrings I’ve been trawling Pinterest for inspiration to make silver wire jewelery and came across something similar to this pair of malachite earrings. I love the simplicity of it. No clasps or soldering or anything other than a bit of calculated...
