by Greenie | May 29, 2014 | Dresses for less, Tops |
Make a strapless top without a sewing machine No sew boob tube top These tops go back to when I was helluva young. They say you should never wear something if it comes around a second time. Nonsense I say. But finding the same fabric isn’t always easy. I wish...
by Greenie | May 22, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Rolled wire bracelets Wire bracelet tutorial I made something similar with brightly coloured electric cable ages ago – see here. And the finished bangles can be seen – here. Unfortunately my earlier blog posts didn’t have many, if any, step by step...
by Greenie | May 15, 2014 | Dresses for less, Tops |
FREE sewing pattern for a cowl neck top Cowl neck top We were with some friends a few months back and one of them saw this top in a shop. Lucky she bought it so I could have good look at how it’s make. It’s so easy to make, it’s just not true. The...
by Greenie | May 8, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Bead and chain necklace How to make a bead and chain necklace I made this necklace ages ago. So unfortunately, I can’t show all the steps in putting it together. Basically it’s made by alternating a bead on a piece of wire with a piece of chain. You can...
by Greenie | May 1, 2014 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
Tube dress come maxi skirt tutorial Tube dress I know I always say many of my tutorials are easy. But seriously, this is beyond easy. It requires TWO seams. That’s it! The trick with this dress come maxi skirt is in the choice of fabric. I was given a huge bag...
by Greenie | Apr 24, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Ribbon bracelet How to make a ribbon bracelet I first saw these bracelets on ASOS. They popped up in retailers shortly after. And then the DIY blogger – The Quiet Lion – Art Blog – by Allison Cooling – made her version. Check it out. I...
by Greenie | Apr 17, 2014 | Dresses, Dresses for less |
DIY summer sundress with free sewing pattern Summer sundress I’ve made a similar dress to this before. See – this link – and – this link. And using the same pattern idea, but shorter, I made a camisole top. Find that – here. Both Burda...
by Greenie | Apr 10, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Hosepipe ring How to make a ring from hosepipes I have been meaning to make this ring for sooooo long now. The inspiration was a pack of rings I bought from ASOS. See pic at bottom. It just never happened. Finally got around to it this week. Why didn’t I do it...
by Greenie | Apr 3, 2014 | Dresses for less, Other |
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...
by Greenie | Mar 27, 2014 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Beaded wire bracelet DIY beaded wire bracelets My daughter made serviette rings for me quite some time ago. I use them a lot and wanted to recreate them for a blog post. And as happens with a good few of my DIYs I ended up making something different. Instead,...
