Using up Left Over Fabric It’s always so satisfying when I use up left over fabric. This is a nice firm piece of curtaining which I used to make – curtains – and – a laundry bag. It’s really easy to make a phone pouch, phone cable pouch, lipstick pouch, glasses pouch – anything pouch… Continue reading Using up Left Over Fabric
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Plastic Free Food Covers
Plastic Free Food Covers I saw cotton plastic free food covers in our Zero Waste shop the other day and was shocked at how expensive they are! Also, being cotton it was porous to air, something I didn’t want, as certain foods would dry out. I found this fabric called “waterproofing”. It’s still a fabric.… Continue reading Plastic Free Food Covers
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 suedette fabric. You need: – suedette or leatherette matching colour thread Stanley knife… Continue reading Suedette Pouch
Tin Can Succulent Garden
Tin Can Succulent Garden This is yet another brilliant idea from Pinterest. A tin can succulent garden. It ticks two boxes. Recycles tin cans and is water wise. I took this pic just before we left for five months of traveling so some of the succulents had only just been planted. Cape Town was in… Continue reading Tin Can Succulent Garden
Business Card Holder
Business Card Holder Make your own business card holder using animal friendly pleather. These business card holders make great and inexpensive gifts. You can customise them by sticking on charms or punching and hand sewing them in embroidery thread. I’ve made a slightly different one in suedette. You can see it – here. I also… Continue reading Business Card Holder
DIY Eye Mask
DIY Eye Mask This DIY eye mask is a modern minimal take on some of the clean over the top eye masks out there. I wanted something I could put on in one go. Not still have to tie it on at the back of my head. It had to keep out light so it would… Continue reading DIY Eye Mask
Beaded Serviette Rings
Beaded Serviette Rings My daughter made these beaded serviette rings easily two decades ago when she was still living at home. What I like about them is they are light and small and so work well with paper serviettes. We’ve been experiencing the worst drought since records began in Cape Town and washing cloth napkins… Continue reading Beaded Serviette Rings
Fireplace Restyle
Fireplace Restyle I cannot claim credit for this fireplace restyle. My seriously handy husband did this job. He also made the wooden bit the three lights are hanging from which you can see in the mirror – AND he made the wine racks to fit in the wall to the left of the fireplace. While… Continue reading Fireplace Restyle
Repurposing Wine Corks
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 pot?… Continue reading Repurposing Wine Corks
Muslin Curtains Two Ways
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 posts called – DIY Muslin Curtains… Continue reading Muslin Curtains Two Ways