DIY projects for small homes
Storage solutions for a small house I really, really hoped our house would be back to normal by this week. But nope. We seem to have rubbish luck with contractors. My other half is finishing off the mess made by the last guy. We have a bloke who did tiling for us...
Drawstring Pouch Bag
Sewing tutorial for a pouch Drawstring bag I made the sister to this toiletry bag a few months back. See that bag here - Zipper pouch. This link - will take you to a FREE sewing pattern for a rain poncho and bag. This particular fabric has a different print on...
Easy Earring Storage Ideas
Stud earring storage idea How to store earrings My collection of earrings is growing fast. I have shown a good few earring tutorials. Have a look at some of them on these links: - Tassel earrings Bead earrings Colour dip earrings Diamante earrings Feather earrings Pin...
Easy Scatter Cushion Covers
FREE sewing pattern for scatter cushion covers Scatter cushion covers Scatter cushions make such a difference to home decor. We have loads of them in our seating areas and on our beds. I bought a couple from IKEA for our boat. Read about our boat - here -...
Sew a Zipper Toiletry Bag
How to make a cloth toiletry bag Cotton zipper toiletry bag So this week, I'm showing how I made a toiletry bag with a zipper closure. Here - is a link for similar bag with a drawstring. And another link - for a rainproof poncho and bag. Wow, don't you...
How to make a Travel Purse
DIY Travel purse Travel purse Another slight departure this week. Most Greenie posts are for clothing and accessories. Two friends are off to Thailand next week and asked if I would make them a travel purse. They had a good idea of Sew a hem across top and bottom ends...
Organic Nail and Cuticle Oil
How to make nail and cuticle oil I don't often come up with ideas for cosmetics. The main focus of this blog is fashion, whether clothes DIY organic nail oil or accessories. But I couldn't help wanting to share this one. The last few weeks I have been...
Vegetable Costume – Cucumber
DIY cucumber fancy dress costume Cucumber vegetable costume Costume parties or celebrations with themes are where you can tell the wo/men from the mice. Some people go all out and dress up. Others don't. I fall into the former category. It has happened, more than...
Anti Brassiness Shampoo and Conditioner
Use gentian violet to tone down brassy hair What you need My hairdresser always advises me to tone down the brassy colours in my hair with silver shampoo. The salon was out of stock last time I wanted to buy but he gave me a great tip. Make your own for a fraction of...
Make Your Own Cheek and Lip Tint
How to make lip and cheek tints What you need to make tint A few years back you couldn't buy Benetint in South Africa. Then you could. And now it's gone again. I love it so much that I set about making my own cheek and lip tint. What's so nice about water based tints...
Yoga Mat Strap, Rope with Sliding Knots
How to make a rope strap for a yoga mat Make your own yoga mat strap I had been looking for a bag for my yoga mat for a while. It's a bit of a mission getting it to yoga classes on my scooter. So when I made rope bracelets a while back, I got the hang of a sliding...
Doorstop using left overs
Back to household items. Easy ones. I don't do difficult projects. This is a rectangle stitched closed at the sides and bottom. Then filled with sand and stitched closed at the top. Makes a perfect doorstop. I like doorstops because they stop doors slamming. They keep...
Scandanavian Inspired Heart Cushion
Hanging heart decoration This is not exactly fashion. These little stuffed hearts are very Scandinavian and make nice house gifts. I make a few at a time. They are an extra to add as a gift with a bottle of wine. They consist of two pieces of fabric cut in a heart...
Square Doorstop from Left Over Fabric
Doorstop tutorial How do you like this? A custom designed doorstop. Doorstops are one of those items a person can never find in the shops. And one of those things that is so useful. This particular door is set high off the floor so the likelihood of ever finding a...
Festive Flags or Bunting from Fabric Scraps
How to make bunting And now for something different. It might be obvious from this blog that I can't bear to waste and have a desperate need to use up left overs. We have Christmas in our summers here in South Africa. I was feeling a fiesta coming on and we have a...
Scatter Cushion Covers Using Left-over Fabric
Cushion cover tutorial So today's item is not one you can wear. It's a scatter cushion cover. I used different coloured fabrics for the back and front to use up perfectly good left-over fabric. If it's a standard scatter cushion, the dimensions are 45 centimetres x 45...
Unlined Curtains with Clip on Pegs
Easy unlined curtains Yesterday I started with instruction for this project. Find the instructions - here. Here are the balance of the instructions for the curtains. As you can see I used clip-on tabs which hook into the curtain rings. The curtain rod was placed at a...
The Easiest Curtains Ever
Curtain tutorial This is not an item that can be worn but these curtains were dead easy to make. I measured the window area and determined the drop or length the curtains had to be. Then I took the width and since I wanted two curtains, divided the width in half. For...
Greeting Cards from Fabric Scraps with Fancy Stitching
Greeting card tutorial Today's item is not exactly something one can wear. But it does require sewing. In the picture are cards that I make out of offcuts of ribbon, tape, paper and fabric. Anything really. I use plain white A4 paper and fold it in half and fold it...