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21 Jan 2021 4 minute read 1 comment DianeHoffmaster
January is finally here and that means out with the old and in with the new. On your way to a less cluttered home, what do you do with the things you no longer want or need? If decluttering the house is on your to do list this month, here are a few i...
11 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CGHugoTruth
The first project that I was eager to do was to upcycle a dress. As it already had a lot of detail going on in the patterned material that the dress was made from I had to be careful not to overdo the upcycling. Here is what it used to look like ......
11 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CGHugoTruth
After many years of collecting all kinds of interesting and varied fabric, ribbons, lace and any other recyclable material and promising myself that one day I'll definitely get around to 'making things from practically nothing' again, I actually foun...
23 Jun 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CGHugoTruth
Ever since I can remember I've been a keen collector of all kinds of fabric, ribbon, beads, lace, buttons and the like. Literally anything that might come in handy to make something with. I'm especially passionate about Shabby Chic decorations...
11 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CGHugoTruth
Here is my second project of upcycling clothing, using my fabric flower designs from scraps and recycled items. This started off as a simple and very plain chiffon top ... Now it's got 'that something special' ... Not too 'over the top' ......
11 Jul 2019 1 minute read 0 comments CGHugoTruth
The time came to 'up the stakes' and start producing fabric flowers that are more pleasing to the eye and have more detail in them. These are still quite simple techniques, but with many variations on the design and style, coupled together with the u...
