Bead stud earrings

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...
Signet Ring

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...
DIY Lace Earrings

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...
Black Rope Necklace

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...
DIY Bead Rings

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...
How to Make a Watch Strap

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...