My recipe is in the Camping Cookbook + more features this month

May 30, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m excited to show you some of the features I’ve had published this month, plus there’s a free camping cookbook to download (with my recipe included, woo!

DIY Patterned bathroom cabinet upcycle

April 10, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you want to add a splash of colour and burst of pattern to your bathroom, my upcycled bathroom cabinet project is so easy to make. You can coordinate the design with your existing tiles or create an eye-catching pattern to funk up a plain white suite…

How to make mid-century modern bedside tables from an old chest of drawers

February 14, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

My minimalist bedside tables started life as a chest of drawers and a vintage planter. But with a bit of careful re-jigging, I managed to turn them into a matching pair of mid-century style bedside cabinets…

DIY Furniture: How to upcycle a drawer to create a coffee table

January 3, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Today I’m sharing an easy project to make a DIY wheeled coffee table. My husband made this within an hour, while I was painting another of our DIY furniture projects so I’m sure it’ll be simple enough for any enthusiastic DIYer to make for themselves.

How to decorate cocktail glasses for a party

December 31, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Great news – my project on prettifying glassware for New Year’s Eve was published in Reloved magazine this month! Check out Issue 50 for the step-by-step guide to creating these decorated cocktail glasses.

DIY picnic basket, lunch box & flask upcycling project

July 26, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Have you seen this month’s issue of Reloved Magazine yet? If not, quickly get yourself a copy from WH Smith, Sainsburys, Tesco or Costco, because my picnic project is in the magazine with an impressive double-page spread (and 3 further pages of step-by-step photos, too!) Yes, I’m seriously excited! Not one but three of my DIY upcycles were […]

A little bit of press coverage for Cassiefairy.com

July 9, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Hurrah it’s been a busy month here at Cassiefairy HQ because my thrifty little blog has popped up in a few unexpected places. I thought I’d gather together some snapshots of my recent press coverage in case you missed it – as you can probably tell, I’m REALLY chuffed!So in June, I was Home Style […]

My Lloyd Loom chair makeover is in Reloved magazine!

May 5, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

More fabulous news from Cassiefairy HQ, my latest makeover project has just been featured in Reloved magazine. I hoped that the project would be used when I sent over the photographs of my Lloyd Loom chairs and was absolutely delighted when I spotted a little pic of them on the front page of the magazine! I […]

Lint roller printing – and my April showers scarf is in Reloved Magazine!

April 21, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

So excited to share with you my latest project for Reloved because my DIY infinity scarf was chosen to be photographed on a model for the magazine! Pick up a copy of the magazine this week to see my step-by-step guide to fabric printing using a lint roller.It’s a doubly-thrifty project because I’m upcycling an old tablecloth and […]

My decoupage Easter egg project was featured in Reloved magazine!

April 10, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Am I ready for Easter? You bet! I’ve been DIYing Easter projects for a couple of months now and the great news is that two of my projects have been published in my favourite magazine Reloved.The first project was turning some very old books (you know the kind, where loose pages flutter out as soon as you open […]

My upcycled picture frame breakfast tray project is in Reloved Magazine!

February 20, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’m delighted to share with you some pics of my latest project in Reloved magazine. This month I made a breakfast-in-bed tray as a romantic treat for Valentine’s Day. What do you think??I upcycled an old picture frame and turned it into a breakfast tray by removing the glass, and decoupaging old book pages (a falling-apart […]

My “Take 10” interview in Reloved magazine

February 13, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Hi all, how has your week been? Today I thought I’d quickly shared my ‘Take 10’ interview about upcycling and thriftiness from Reloved magazine in case you didn’t get a chance to pick up a copy of Issue 38 last month. My project on restoring leather was also in the January issue, with the aim […]

How to restore leather furniture + I’m in issue 38 of Reloved magazine!

January 12, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

I have some wonderful news to kick start the new year – I’m in Reloved magazine this month! My “How to restore a leather chair” project has been given a full four-page spread in the magazine AND it even made the front cover; look carefully and you can see it in the thumbnail images at the […]