by Greenie | Nov 4, 2011 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Laminate image brooch Laminated flower picture, brooch pin and glue I am loving all these fruit and animal forms popping up on T-shirts and in fabric designs. They give a fun feel to fashion. The point of this blog is always to try and re-use an existing wardrobe but...
by Greenie | Oct 27, 2011 | Dresses for less |
How to dye denim The jeans and crochet top were dyed black I love, love dark wash denim. What’s not to love? It is a close sister to black in the slimming stakes and it looks a whole lot classier than it’s lighter coloured cousin. So what to do if you have...
by Greenie | Oct 20, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Statement necklace from a tie back Necklace from a curtain tie back DIY fashion definitely runs in my family. I was more than a bit impressed when my mum sent me a pic of her latest necklace – made from a curtain tie back. Oh, and it cost her ZAR15. Which is...
by Greenie | Oct 13, 2011 | Accessories, Dresses for less |
Greenie Dresses for Less outfit Tassels and pom poms on scarves The last two posts have shown how to make pom poms and tassels as well as some ideas for using them to breathe new life into old clothes and accessories in your wardrobe. My model is posing in two scarves...
by Greenie | Oct 5, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Tassel tutorial How to make a tassel In the last post I showed how to make pom poms and gave ideas as to how you can use pom poms to perk up your wardrobe. This week I am making tassels since they have been pitching up on assorted outfits and accessories lately....
by Greenie | Sep 29, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Pom pom tutorial Pom poms are really easy to make. They are a great way to spruce up an existing item in your wardrobe. What you need to make pom poms Think pom poms attached to the corners of a scarf? How about all around a scarf for a dash of boho chic. You could...
by Greenie | Sep 22, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Green fashion outfit Tie-dye scarf, beaded bracelets, hand painted T-shirt It’s time for my model to wear some of my DIY or recycled clothing. So, starting from the top, here goes. She is wearing yet another tie-dye scarf. I can’t stop making them....
by Greenie | Sep 15, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Restyle a baggy T-Shirt Earlier this year I ran the Spar Ladies 10 kilometer race. Usually with bigger races there is an option to buy a T shirt that commemorates your race. In this case, the T shirt came anyway. Baggy, saggy over sized race day T...
by Greenie | Sep 7, 2011 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Make a rope bracelet with a flower button Flower button bracelet This idea I saw on a friend of mine. She had an exquisite flower shaped button on the most beautiful silk thread. I saw her a few weeks ago and she said the thread had perished. Seeing her reminded of...
by Greenie | Sep 1, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Make a necklace out of spare shower hooks Shower hooks as a necklace Every time I buy new shower curtains, I get a full set of shower hooks. They are not the bit that wears out. It’s the curtains that tear and get mouldy. And you never get the same style of...
