by Greenie | Mar 29, 2012 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Pleather cuff bracelet What you need to make a cuff Here is yet another dead easy DIY project. I have said that I am loving the whole tribal thing going on at the moment. Really, really loving it a lot. Might be because I’m from Africa. This DIY cuff will work...
by Greenie | Mar 22, 2012 | Accessories, Dresses for less |
How to make a collar You might be ready to wear a collar by now. I always take sooo long to warm to trends. And then discover that actually they are not that bad and promptly OD on them. I cant stop making tie dye scarves. My justification is that I ride a scooter and...
by Greenie | Mar 15, 2012 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
How to make a glass bead necklace A friend of mine is a Swedish tour guide and he often takes visitors to the Ngwenya Glass blowing factory in Swaziland. He brought back some beautiful glass beads for me a few months back. Hand made glass beads and black netting I...
by Greenie | Mar 8, 2012 | Dresses for less, Tops |
Cut outs in a T-Shirt You need a T-shirt and a pair of scissors The idea of slashing and shredding T-shirts is not new. Some of them look a complete mess, which is probably the point. Edgy style bunnies could work that look with a grunge style leather and distressed...
by Greenie | Feb 29, 2012 | Dresses for less, Tops |
How to revamp a sweater Sweater before Whenever I take time out to wander through the haberdasheries and craft shops, I keep finding more and more things to use in recycling and upcycling projects. I showed how to add a pair of matching beaded lace appliques to a...
by Greenie | Feb 22, 2012 | Dresses for less |
How to make fabric bracelets Greenie in February issue of Glamour magazine I mentioned a week or two ago that Greenie was featured in Glamour magazine. I’ve been in Scotland for weeks. We left before the magazine came out and I haven’t seen...
by Greenie | Feb 15, 2012 | Dresses for less, Tips |
Tips for dying clothing The T-shirts before they were dyed I went a bit mad a few weekends back. First I did some bleach dying and then I moved on to fabric dye. Summer 2012 is going to be a riot of crazy prints so I decided to jump in early and up-cycle a couple of...
by Greenie | Feb 8, 2012 | Dresses for less, Pants |
An evolution has gone on with jeans. Where to take in the leg of your trousers Way back when, you got jeans. More or less the same style jeans, made by a handful of manufacturers. Since then a whole bunch of designers and celebrities have jumped on the jeans bandwagon...
by Greenie | Feb 2, 2012 | Dresses for less, Tips |
How to bleach a T-shirt for tie dye effect I have talked about bleaching and dying in this blog before. I don’t often dye myself, but rather get our local laundry service to do it, as it’s a really, really messy business. That’s not all. Dying...
by Greenie | Jan 26, 2012 | Dresses for less |
How to make the easiest scarf ever I am in Scotland right now and will be until March. It’s cold. The Scots are saying it’s been a warm winter so far. For me it’s still freezing cold. I brought a bunch of accessories that I normally wear....
