by Greenie | Dec 26, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Black bead necklace How to make a bead necklace It’s the crazy holiday season again. Cape Town has more visitors than ever before and people are celebrating, not celebrating, chilling or just having fun. (I wish our neighbour had not let her house out to a bevy...
by Greenie | Dec 18, 2014 | Bags, Dresses for less |
Sewing tutorial for a cloth bag Easy tapestry fabric bag I’ve raved about this particular style bag so many times. And made it a good few times too. Click on these links to see this bag in other fabrics – Green African print cloth bag and Cream bull...
by Greenie | Dec 11, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Tassel necklace Make a yoga necklace A girl in our yoga class wears a necklace like this and I’m always saying how lovely it is. I decided it was time to make one. You could use multi- coloured beads. I stuck to plain wooden ones. And your tassel can be fatter...
by Greenie | Dec 4, 2014 | Dresses for less, Other |
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...
by Greenie | Nov 27, 2014 | Dresses for less, Tops |
Easy tank top How to make a tank top Most of my days are spent in leggings and some type of T-Shirt. In summer it’s a tank top and in winter it’s most likely a tank top and a long sleeved T-Shirt over it. One thing I dislike about bought tank tops is the...
by Greenie | Nov 20, 2014 | Accessories, Dresses for less |
Hairband tutorial Easy hairband I have made hairbands before. Click on these links to view them – DIY silver ribbon hairband – T-Shirt hairband – and – pantyhose hairband. They are so super easy to make and take no more than half an hour....
by Greenie | Nov 13, 2014 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
How to make a beach wrap I mentioned in a previous blog post that a kind friend gave me a big fat bag of fabric a good few months back. My purpose with this blog is primarily to re-use as much as I can. Some of the fabric had marks. She told me her cat used to sleep...
by Greenie | Nov 6, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
How to make Pearl and African Silver Earrings The finished earrings Earrings are probably THE quickest and easiest item to make. In – this post – I have links to different kinds of earrings. I’ve been wanting to use these lovely silver African...
by Greenie | Oct 30, 2014 | Dresses for less, Pants |
How to make leggings You need: – So Sew Easy leggings stretch fabric unbendable elastic sewing machine matching colour thread sewing scissors pins large piece of paper tape measure ruler marker pen paper scissors Making the pattern Most of my patterns are...
by Greenie | Oct 23, 2014 | Bags, Dresses for less
What to do with a Free Cloth Shopping Bag A person should never moan about their life on a blog. Having said that I’m a bit stressed. I’ve been Upcycled cloth shopper bag away for 9 weeks and a month before that I was away for 6 weeks. I try to schedule...
