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Thrifted treasures from my holidays at home.
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...
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Bad curtains be gone!
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...
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Super sprouts I need you in my kitchen!
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...
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Scarf lady art deco lamp gets an industrial inspired shade.
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...
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DIY build projects – coming soon…… During the short intermission may I...
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...
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DIY shabby chic storage solutions.
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...
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❤️Little indoor paradise – Terrarium ❤️
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...
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First attempt at making a dress using a draping method
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...
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She has some nice jugs….
I sure do! if you clicked on this and didn’t expect literal Jugs than you’re a creep. On ya bike! I’ve almost completed the squirrel away and declutter mission and have changed out some display pieces....
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How to sustainably keep on trend!
How do I reconcile that (hot new trends) with my ethos of reduce, reuse and recycle? What a great question – Thanks K.L Richardson for asking and here is how I do it. Fake it until you make it Thrift...
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Todays random project……
Today I am repairing a 1979 pop up book. Why? Because they don’t make books like this anymore – they made this in the day when there were jobs called ‘Paper Engineers’. That and we love that our...
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Stitch + stuff = Yeti?
We are still on holiday break, and if you are as well – I hope your having a great break. I was a bit bored today so I designed a Yeti pattern (bubs is away at her nanas for the weekend) and it was the...
View ArticleSleeveless Empire Line, Bias Cut Dress
I finished this dress today – I followed the Simplicity pattern 5968 (as seen above) for the basic lines of the garment. Hard to see from the image but the waist line is low and scoops around the back...
View ArticleA photo wrap up of 2011
Click on the photo to be taken to the article. P Clothing Accessories Special mention – Art work and finally our highlight of 2011
View ArticleEttore Bugatti Bag–thrift store gem!
I decided I needed to clean out my closet and *ugh* get rid of the suffocating clutter!! As I was mindlessly pulling things out of cupboards and sorting things into keep piles, I found my beautiful...
View ArticleOLD DESK MADE NEW–DIY
My Nana gave me this desk recently as she was downsizing her house and no longer had room for it. It lived it’s life in a shed and had definitely seen better days. This is where we started……. 1x solid...
View ArticlePeppermia’s new upcycled bag!!
Hi, my day job is very, very busy still so I haven’t had much time to sew as per usual. But, during the evenings I have been slowly piecing together one project at a time….. This is my latest project...
View ArticleQuick snip, tack, paste and paint projects.
Bronzed Rocking Horse I brought this horse from a second hand tool shop for $20. It is made of light inexpensive wood, and it had a bright yellow, red, white and blue Indonesian style paint scheme. It...
View ArticleFireplace Headboard–completed
This is the pic that inspired me to create this look. Here it is – the unveil of my Fireplace headboard in all it’s glory. Now it’s time to dress it….. and there is so many options! I’d love to paint...
View ArticleHigh tea style cake stands, anyone for crust less cucumber sammies, or scones...
I have extensive collections of well lets be honest….. Everything. I mean – really, who knows when the creative urge will overcome me, and I NEED all this crap to make stuff….. right? and I need cake...
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