Over the last few weeks/months we’ve been so busy moving stuff, purging stuff, storing stuff and selling stuff that our house is in utter chaos. In the midst of the madness I found several unfinished sewing projects that I ‘once upon a time’ had every intention of finishing. This post is about one of those … Continue reading
Hi everyone, Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR. It’s gonna be a big year, I feel it!! I hope you’ve stuck to your resolutions so far and you’ve made big dreamy plans for the unfolding year. It’s still summer here, which makes it still winter where most of you (my dear followers) are from. I would give … Continue reading
“I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to.” – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Yesterday whilst loitering around the op shops I found a little ❤️heart-shaped❤️ vase thing that I thought would make a great air plant terrarium. With that seed of inspiration I quickly snapped it up … Continue reading
Hubby went to work early this morning for a couple of hours and when he returned, he returned with this!!! He spent the morning on the CNC machining up a couple of bits of ply (they use for packing) to surprise me with a fabulous upcycled Christmas tree. *squeals* of delight! And, he put it … Continue reading
“Reloved’s Upcycling Blogs of 2014 – the 20 best upcycling blogs this year“ I am super humbled by the mention in the recent article that was posted by relovedmag.co.uk (18th of Nov). Truly, I’m *blushing* to be on any list of 20 best upcycling blogs of 2014, let alone one based in the UK. Thank … Continue reading
This post looks at the latest in ECO design trends, in particular construction, materials and chairs. I love chairs, my hubby would sigh and roll his eyes and agree at that statement and make a slight gesture to throwing up his hands and murmuring ‘my kingdom for a table’ – pfft funny guy… The pieces I’ve … Continue reading
Trend Hunter – Embroidered Art Not your ordinary sewing project will do for this post. I wanted to focus the spotlight on the trend in Art known as embroidered Art that has been around for a year or so now with a pace that is steady but strong. I am fascinated with mixed media art and … Continue reading
Today I spent some time in the garden trying to sort some more room for veges while the weather was warm and sunny. It was so sunny I think I’ve endured a bit of a sunburn and sun stroke, oops. Here are some pictures, my garden is 100% organically grown and tended by me and … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, I haven’t posted in a long long time and for that I apologise up front. What have I been doing? Well not a lot creatively…. I’ve been working hard at my day job in govt projects with little time for anything else except exhaustion. I have had a few messages coming through, thank you … Continue reading
Back in the restoration saddle, we’ve managed to turn another piece of furniture from drab and functional into a stylish statement piece. Like most of ‘our’ furniture this dresser is older than I am, but unlike other pieces this dresser has been with me all my life. Over the years has had it’s fair share … Continue reading
This weekend I refurbished a thrifted little set of drawers that I picked up for $3. The drawers were sun damaged, marked with age and use, and well just gross….. Look at them, they really should be in the trash. But I looked through the cloud of filth (and reality), and saw a hip little … Continue reading
You may have noticed we’ve not done any DIY building projects lately. So sorry to all the guys that follow (and ladies who enjoy DIY), we apologise a hundred times. Hubby has been otherwise engaged trying to rearranged the shed and get his work space usable again. It was flooded by some unseasonable weather and … Continue reading
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Two DIY mirror projects Mirrors, mirrors on my wall, which is my favourite of you all? I love making mirrors and I’ve found that you can pretty much make them out of anything you want. I did a post some time back on a couple of upcycled racket mirrors that were inspired by a … Continue reading
Hahahaaaaaaa OMG – I just saw this. Don’t know what is going on here and I am too scared to find out. I just have to say my sock dolls are not all that exotic and certainly not erotic. Craft porn maybe? Is that even a thing? Gosh… I really don’t think this site is … Continue reading
Bored and frustrated with the days progress at work, I decided to make a quick stop on the way home today at an inner city salvation army thrift store for a bit of CHEAP retail therapy. Through the dirty glass of the counter cabinet I could see this cute little winged red pump charm sticking … Continue reading
Remember this little Beauty? Approximately one year ago…… I brought this beautiful art deco scarf lady dancer lamp. I rewired her, gave her a clean and tried in vain to fit a shade……. remember the angst and frustration about the shade……. I do, pfft. I ended up buying a new and expensive exposed filament dolly … Continue reading
So, this is my last day of holidays and I will back at work tomorrow. It’s been fun to indulge my creative side for this very short while. Had some wins, had some losses. After the curtain experiment of yesterday I needed a quick win. TO THE GARDEN, then KITCHEN WITH THEE!!! After another big … Continue reading
So let me set the scene.. We move into an ageing 1950’s bungalow rental some years back. In a very nice upmarket little town, but with it’s pockets of rough areas. The house we moved into was previously the worst house in a good street. The house was left in a filthy state, I mean … Continue reading
Here is my design concept. :) I rescued this weird birdcage thing years ago, it is clad in twisted cords of paper string that had been antiqued in gesso, or something. I am pretty sure it’s a shade of some sort as it has an internal structure…. It could also be amazing with a pot … Continue reading
I have a million and one projects waiting in my project room to make a start on…… This was but one. To set the scene, I was restless and needed to do something to make the best use of my time in this unbearable heat…….. I spied this thrifted $2 basket awaiting some attention and … Continue reading
As my holidays draw to a close I realised I hadn’t really had any quality ‘me’ time. So today I decided I would do some gardening and cooking and most importantly eating (followed by a brutal workout)….. I know most of the people who know me are like WHAT? at the thought of me enjoying … Continue reading
Over the past 5 weeks I have been very busy, shopping, cleaning, eating, sleeping, yoga and trying to fit as much as I can into each and every minute of the day. Did I mention shopping… I found some great treasures over the past few weeks which have worked in really well with my kitchen … Continue reading
I had an enamelled tin tea tray that I adored. It is of oriental design and made in England. At a guess I think it would be circa 1950’s…. Although I could be wrong. It was a thrifted treasure of a few years back. Poor thing had seen better days so I decided to give … Continue reading
In 2012 this little blog got 13,000 views. In 2013 this little blog got 33,000 views – wow!!!!! Thank you for making 2013 great! With a special thanks to all of those who took the time to write a comment and share your views. We really appreciate the company on this humble little blog and … Continue reading
I had a slouchy merino jersey that I love to slop around the house in. It was so comfortable that I was not ready to part with it when I find the elbows had started to wear through and a little hole had appeared….. Gasp, I have never worn something so much that it wore … Continue reading
Happy New Year everyone, I hope everyone has had a great start to the year and have set lofty ambitious resolutions. We’ve had a crazy couple of months with winding down the day jobs for a much needed holiday, only to be greeted with a 16 tonne truck driving through our … Continue reading
Hi Everyone, As promised in my last post ‘3.5hour Refashion – Art Deco Inspired Couture Lace Dress‘ I mentioned I would have another art deco inspired refashion all stitched up this week….. and, here it is. This dress was a little tricky as it was 100% silk and keeping silk straight and true whilst stitching it … Continue reading
My ‘birth week’ is approaching very soon (every year I try and take a week off around my birthday so I can have some much needed me time). The plan for my birth week includes a good clean out of my wardrobe, followed by a few pattern making sessions and a lot of sewing. This … Continue reading
This summer I want to try my hand at pattern making and bring to life some of my fashion sketches. I usually alter existing commercial patterns to create what I want, but that method has it’s limitations. I am really interested in draping and I brought a vintage adjustable dress form a few years back. … Continue reading
