Blogs in this category are the main feature of my website. I think it is important we try to re-use. Here I share how I am putting this to work in my own house.
Category : upcycle
A bit more than just an old coat.
Een zware oude jas… This coat is pretty old. With broken zippers, and sun bleached patches. It is very clear it has been worn a lot...
Dressing for the occasion
Now my babe is 6 weeks old I am starting to crave for my old clothes. I have been very happily going through all my clothes. Most of them...
Visible Mending
Google it. Visible Mending. It is fun! I am used to patching things up either visible or less visible with a machine. But visible mending...
Not out with the old!
Okay, so my sweaters are old. But I still like them, especially the color. (Did you know that most things are bought because of their...
two kinds of bibs, loads of drool
Let me introduce to you the two kinds of bibs we use, for a little bit more versatility than only store-bought. You can make these from...
Redress to spend less
This year I decided not to buy my girl any new dresses. I might not have made a full buying stop, like Vivian Westwood keeps saying, but...
Patching it up.
Only one of my kids is almost completely responsible for wrecking all the pants we have. He can do it so quickly the rest of the pants...
A new baby-gym.
I learnt a lesson on buying cheap. It is this; we bought a baby-gym, the cheapest. And, well, after a few lovely babies playing in it, I...
Not en-tire-ly new
In this blog I will let you in on how I changed a painting we barely looked at into one we do not want to miss. By means of magnets I...
Wrap Work
We have a Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas. It is on December 5th; a tradition of tossing things. Out. Of the window. And after that, for...