How to upcycle a cardigan Lace trims and appliques My other half spends a LOT of time up north. Sigh! Whenever he comes home, he brings me a mega stash of fashion magazines. He came home day before yesterday. It’s mid winter in the northern hemisphere and mid...
Make easy earrings What you need to make these earrings Every now and again, I sit on the internet and window-shop the on-line sites. It’s hard not to lust after the gorgeous high end designer stuff on offer. Beautiful is always beautiful. No amount of...
Make a brooch from ribbon Scraps for the ribbon brooch As I keep saying – the point of this blog is to try and find ways to make old clothes or cast-offs into something new and hopefully – on trend. Its not that easy as it turns out. Some things are...
DIY fashion with trimmings Every time I get a new magazine or an on-line fashion newsletter, my first thought is always – how can I make this? Or – how can I recreate that look? It’s a bit tricky living on the bottom half of the planet as our seasons...
How to make feather earrings What you need to make feather earrings I have only just got going embellishing my clothes and accessories with pom poms and tassels, and now there are feathers galore. To kick off my foray into the feather trend I decided to make a pair of...
