by Greenie | Oct 16, 2014 | Dresses for less, Pants |
How to make denim cut off shorts I am not going to wear denim cut-off shorts. The look fabulous on supermodels. I just don’t want to Denim shorts wear them. Admittedly I am a lot older than girls who look fabulous in them. And I’m not super slim, But even...
by Greenie | Oct 9, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
How to make a fabric necklace Macadamia nut necklace These easy to make fabric necklaces are all over. Been seeing them in craft magazines for years. The only reason I never made one sooner is because I try to re-use items and fabric from my stash first. I needed big...
by Greenie | Oct 2, 2014 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
Folded Neckline Dress The inspiration for this dress came from a black red ombre Diesel shift I saw in a fashion magazine. Origami dress Edun also do a similar dress in a check print. I was wary to try and make my own pattern, but luckily it worked well. The first...
by Greenie | Sep 25, 2014 | Dresses for less, Tips |
Using natural dyes at home Tea Dyed top I’ve done quite a bit of tie dying. See – here – here – and – here. The reason I dyed this top was because it acquired a massive stain. Tea dying is so easy and a great way to save...
by Greenie | Sep 18, 2014 | Dresses for less, Pants |
Printed fabric patch jeans tutorial Print patch jeans I love patch jeans. Junya Watanabe patch jeans look divine. How about the dusty pink Omeo jeans Isabel Marant has been doing? And check out the DIY blog Fripe Fabrique for more inspiration. I’m not usually a...
by Greenie | Sep 11, 2014 | Dresses for less, Other |
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...
by Greenie | Sep 4, 2014 | Bags, Dresses for less |
How to make a backpack Easy back pack I’ve been wanting to make a small back pack for a while. Love, love the Alexander Wang version. I wanted to use natural rope as I had some textured curtain fabric left over from the Kimono top I made a while back. See that...
by Greenie | Aug 28, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Easy necklace tutorial Brooch necklace This is an older DIY idea. I have been doing this for a while now. I’m sure the idea is not new, although I haven’t seen any bloggers show it yet. Basically you can make yourself a red carpet worthy necklace with a...
by Greenie | Aug 21, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jackets |
How to make a Kimono style jacket + FREE sewing pattern Kimono Jacket I have been wanting to make a kimono style jacket for soooo long. It’s a more time consuming than most of my projects. And not as easy. My husband and I have done a fair amount of traveling...
by Greenie | Aug 14, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Semi precious stone and chain earrings Teardrop stone earrings I made these a long time ago. Back then there was a fabulous bead shop in Long Street that sold the most amazing semi-precious stone beads. I went berserk and made all sorts of things. (That shop is sadly...
