by Greenie | Feb 17, 2011 | Dresses |
Green fashions Black shift, chain necklace and charm bracelets My model gets a 100% eco score today. Everything she is wearing is home-made. The shift dress goes back to earlier posts. I showed the original H and M dress that was the inspiration and how I cut a...
by Greenie | Feb 15, 2011 | Dresses for less |
Vintage scarf Vintage scarf with ring In keeping with the English country look, a vintage scarf works well. You just don’t get lovely quality scarves like you did decades ago. I have a bit of a scarf fetish. And since I have so many, I’m always looking for...
by Greenie | Feb 14, 2011 | Accessories, Dresses for less |
Make a charm for your wallet Purse charms There are so many variations on purse charms. Some people prefer wearing them on their handbags. Here is my take on the concept. I took three pieces of chain of differing lengths. Next I joined them together with a O-Ring....
by Greenie | Feb 12, 2011 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
How to make a multi chain necklace Cascading chain necklace I have made one of these cascading chain necklaces before. The instructions and a picture of a previous one are in this post – cascading chain necklace. This particular version uses plain, fine chain...
by Greenie | Feb 10, 2011 | Dresses for less, Pants
How to make harem pants Add buttons to make harem pants Here is another easy way to make harem pants out of existing trousers. I already had these workout pants in my wardrobe. All I did was make a fold to decrease the volume at the hem on the outer leg side of the...
by Greenie | Feb 6, 2011 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
Rope bracelet Multi-strand rope bangle I wear the rope bangles I made in an older post nearly every day – rope bracelet. So when I saw this idea in a shop, I knew I had to try to make something similar. I don’t buy nearly as much as I used to and I...
by Greenie | Feb 3, 2011 | Dresses for less |
DIY clothing Vintage crochet cardi + hand dyed T-shirt Right! Time to test drive my DIY fashions. My trusty model is wearing a remodelled T-shirt. I lopped off the neck and sleeves and turned it into a tank top. Next I painted a large heart with fabric paint. I could...
by Greenie | Feb 1, 2011 | Dresses for less, Jewellery |
How to make chain drop earrings Single chain earring Sometimes, especially when I have just logged onto a blog with amazing photos, I am tempted to have more steps in my DIY fashion ideas or upgrade my camera for something a hellava lot fancier. What stops me is when...
by Greenie | Jan 31, 2011 | Accessories, Dresses for less |
DIY clip on badges Add a brooch clasp to the back of a badge In this post longer length skirt and badge I showed an outfit with the badge in the centre of the picture. The two new badges on either side of the original badge in the picture, are about to be...
by Greenie | Jan 28, 2011 | Dresses for less |
How to fix a bag strap Replace broken handbag strap The cornerstones of green consciousness are reduce, reuse and recycle. I would like to add repair. The straps of the dark green patent bag in the photo were seriously perished. The rest of the handbag was fine. I had...
