DIY Tee Top + FREE Pattern Instructions
How to sew this easy T shaped top Tee Top I saw this most amazing top in Zara week before last and I had to try and make it. It's so simple, and making the pattern wasn't too arduous either? I don't like making patterns. I have made too many mistakes in the past. It's...
Romantic T-Shirt
Instructions to add lacy embellishment to a top Romantic embellished T-Shirt T- shirts are a wardrobe staple for me. They are easy care and easy to wear. A plain white tee can be just the ticket for an outfit. But sometimes an embellished tee can add that little...
Tribal Inspired Handbag Decoration
Make this easy rope hand bag charm Add multi-colour rope to your bag Nothing like a bit of Tribal inspiration to liven up a much loved hand bag. And this is as easy as it gets. I used a piece of multi-coloured woven rope. You could go monotone and use a black and...
Embellished Shirt Collar DIY
Add beads to a shirt collar for an easy up-cycling idea This particular DIY has been worked by plenty other bloggers. And for good reason. It really amps Olive green studs on shirt collar up the style of a ho hum shirt considerably. And it's easy. Well this version...
Easy DIY Finger Tip Rings
How to use hardware to create jewelry Finger tip rings aren't that easy to come by here. And I love them. What's a DIY fashionista to do? Fingertip ring 1. Make them of course. I made three different types. The first two are made from chain the the last one is made...
My Daughter’s Wrap-around Top
Love Laced on Greenie Dresses for Less My daughter is super creative. She's always taking old clothes and re-making them. Wonder where she gets Wraparound top that streak from? Actually my mother started it all. She used to make skirts out of old table cloths. Back...
Grungy Green Slouchy Bag
Make this easy fabric hand bag in just over an hour I have made this particular bag so many times over. Tie dye slouchy bag It is the perfect bag. Why? It's large enough to carry everything but the kitchen sink. It's lightweight. It's washable. It can be...
Neon Tote Bag + FREE Pattern Instructions
Instructions to make an easy tote bag Neon tote bag I started making my own clothes and accessories mostly because I knew exactly what I wanted and local retailers either didn't get my kind of style, or they weren't stocking new fashions that I fancied. The only...
Bling Ring
How to make a crystal ring using hardware If you think that full on bling a la J Lo, Mariah Carey or even P Diddy is out of your reach. Think again. In this blog Stainless Steel Eye bolt with Swarovski Crystal ring post, I show how to make a mega carat ring using a...
Lock Washer Ring
How to make a ring from this hardware store item Lock washer worn as ring Phew! Can hardly believe I'm writing a blog post. Feels like forever since I was last able to do this. I mentioned in the last post that we sold our house and packed up. All our possessions went...
Taking a short break
Fashion mags, a plastic folder of cuttings, screen savers and pics OK, am going to have to admit defeat and take a short break from this blog. It's not that I want to. But we have sold our house and everything has to go into storage for a few weeks until we can move...
Bead stud earrings
How to make your own stud earrings using beads Bead stud earrings Much as I love, love, love dangly earrings, they are hugely impractical when driving a scooter. Each time I take my helmet off, I fear ripping my earrings from my ear lobes. Riding a scooter is a choice...
Beaded Shirt Collar
Upcycle a shirt by sewing beads to the collar OK, I'm a bit late on this bandwagon. There are already a gazillion gorgeous DIY shirt collars out there. If you type DIY collars into your search bar, plenty images come up. But, I like embellished collars and I've been...
Signet Ring
Make this easy coin ring from a metal button Signet ring The main focus of this blog is not about me and what I wear. This blog is but about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. I'm as susceptible to wanting to have the newest, best-est and latest as the next person. But...
Cut Out T-Shirt
How to make a cut out T Shirt you can wear with a bra Finished cut out top My daughter makes these amazing tops with all sorts of embellishments and cut outs. See her stuff - here. I've also seen other cut outs such as - this one - on the shoulders of a denim button...
Easy Handbag Charm
Make a handbag charm from a dog tag Dog tag handbag charm Last week's blog post was a bit of a departure from my usual focus. The point of this blog has always been to make, or remake clothes rather than buying. I often visit on-line fashion web-sites for inspiration...
ASOS free worldwide deliveries
ASOS deliveries in South Africa When doing a post on collar tips, see - here - and - here, I used a pair bought from ASOS while staying in Scotland. I saw that ASOS have free world-wide deliveries but had yet to order from them back home in South Africa....
Panelled T-Shirt
Instructions to sew a panel to a T shirt Panelled T-Shirt I wear a lot of T-Shirts. If you go to the Greenie Galleries at the top of this page you will find plenty T-Shirt makeovers. Tees are just so comfortable and easy to launder. What's not to like? This...
DIY Lace Earrings
How to make earrings from a strip of lace Black lace earrings It seems to be that every time I start a new blog post, the opening words are along the lines of . . . . . . . this is easy to make. That's because DIY fashion really is so dead easy. I'm always...
Contrast Colour Pockets
Sew contrast colour fabric pockets to a top Contrast colour pockets I have to be honest, I don't particularly lust after designer labels. It's not that I wouldn't have them. Who doesn't love everything that Isabel Marant makes? But I won't live...
Black Rope Necklace
Make this necklace from black silk rope Rope necklace I have made a necklace out of rope before. My husband keeps a loooong green plastic rope for tying things to things and was happy to let me have a few metres. See that DIY - here. Every single time I wear that...
Slouchy Bag + FREE Pattern Instructions
How to and pattern for this easy fabric hand bag Slouchy bag This slouchy bag is easy to make, roomy enough to use as a beach bag and great for up-cycling old curtains, tablecloths or linen. Maybe even recycle a maxi skirt or winter scarf you've grown tired of? You...
DIY Bead Rings
Make these easy bright coloured rings from beads Bead rings mixed with electric cable rings It's been hell hot in Cape Town the last week. Temperatures of 30'C plus. I've been living in the shift dresses I made year before last - see here Shift dresses lend...
More Ways to Make Peplums
See how to make a peplum top Peplum tank top I never thought I would like peplums. They look lovely on other people but since I am pear shaped and not particularly tall I avoid anything fussy and colourful around my hip area. When I added a peplum to an old tank top a...
More Ideas for Collar Tips
How to add tips to your shirt collars Olive chiffon shirt with collar tips Last week I got going customising shirt collars with collar tips that I bought on-line. (Read last week's post - here.) This week is a continuation using a slightly different collar tip that I...
DIY Collar Tips
Press on collar tips Plian white shirt with collar tips added This is yet another dead easy DIY that requires no sewing and can be done in a few minutes flat. The hardest part is finding metal collar tips. I show two different types in the next two blog posts. This...
Metallic Sequin Mesh Top
How to sew sequin mesh to a top Sequin mesh T-Shirt I was so bitterly disappointed in the outcome of the metallic paint top DIY that I did a month ago. You may recall it in - this - post. Basically the metallic fabric paint didn't withstand a cool, gentle...
DIY Sparkle Embellished Top
Sew buttons and fabric to upstyle a top Sparkle embellished top This top was inspired by the gauzy, frothy, crystal and flower embellished creations that we've seen this summer. I wanted to take an ordinary top and give it a sparkly finish. The intention was to cut...
Shredded T-Shirt
How to shred a T shirt Shredded T-Shirt Phew! This DIY is not for the faint hearted. Shredding a T-Shirt takes a while. Don't say I didn't warn you. You also want a T-shirt that doesn't have a slub in the yarn like mine. Why? Have a look - here - and you...
How to Make a Watch Strap
Instructions to make a fabric watch strap DIY fabric watch strap My last watch strap hardly lasted 6 months. It's not like I am hard on them for heavens sake. And it was supposed to be a quality strap. First the band that holds the strap down went. Next the strap...