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Calendar pages to envelopes

While I was visiting my friend in Christchurch, she gave me some old calendars to recycle.  She had given me some a couple of years …

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T-shirt to cushion transformation

I popped down to Christchurch the weekend before Christmas to visit my oldest friend who had a significant birthday on Christmas Day. We have been …

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Vinyl revival

We recently brought a 1974 Akai turntable in mint condition from the amazing and highly recommended WT Audio in Lower Hutt.  It belonged to a …

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Vintage and Thrift

Here in Wellington we have a number of great thrift shops to choose from and I visit quite regularly.  Recently we made a trek out …

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A Year of Thrift

Happy New Year!  I thought I would give an update on my slow fashion journey throughout 2020.  As mentioned in this post, I pledged not …

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One cushion, two projects

I had some cushions on the couch that used to be in my sewing room which I transferred to the new day bed that we …

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Slow fashion

I am doing really well with my pledge to not buy any new clothes this year.  I did buy some yarn for my mother – …

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The fashion revolution

At the start of the year, I decided that I wasn’t going to buy any new clothes this year.  Full disclosure, I did buy 5 …

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Pesky plastic bag

Today I was thwarted in my attempt to not use or be given any single use plastic bags during Plastic Free July.  I brought my …

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