Thanks so much to everyone who sent in a comment for my blogiversay giveaway - I’m so sorry it took me this long to get organised!  I would like to announce that the winner of …

Today is Blog Action Day and the theme for this year is the environment.

I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see so many people making small (or big) changes in their day-to-day …

Yes, yes I know it’s been ages. Hello again. I will try to be less slack about posting from now on. Did you miss me? Did you even notice? (sniff sniff)
If it’s any consolation, I …

I forgot to tell you, dear readers, that last week I sold my doorstop old coverstitch machine (Brother 2340C) because quite frankly, we had never bonded.

I had fallen in love since the first time we …

Last night was a blue moon. I was able to loudly proclaim “We only EVER get to go out on a date night once in a blue moon!” and it was true. Paul and I …

More refashioning. Making new from old, I am so loving this!
I found this 3/4 sleeve tee at the op-shop (thrift store) on the weekend and picked up a matching plain long-sleeved tee at the same …

Here is a top that I decorated (with a train applique) for Jack last Winter. He loved it at the time but this Winter (ie. right now!) he has informed me that trains are just …

What to do with a much loved piece of clothing that has a stain that just won’t come out? I have had a couple of tops waiting for some kind of transformation and today was …

My first refashioning project since signing up. Four months of not buying any new clothes - instead I will be sewing and refashioning thrifted or other clothes.
I had bought a few very cheap on-sale oversized …

I, Jen Leheny, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of “new” manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 4 months.
I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself …