5 Handy hints to help you design & make your own t-shirts at home

February 8, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Whether you are doing it as part of a new business venture, a side income or just for a bit of fun, making t-shirts at home is a fun and incredibly creative activity. It’s now easier than ever to get involved in the process as you can use printable transfer paper, iron-on applique, heat-transfer vinyl or compact screen printers to turn your design into something you can wear.

Pusheen: Why do we love this cat so much?

September 28, 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

Pusheen the cat started life as an internet sensation, and has quickly become the head of a soft toy empire in her own right. As one of the world’s most famous internet cats, people love Pusheen cat soft toys because of her love of junk food, her slightly chubby physique, and her passion for lazing […]

DIY gift project – Be your own clothing designer

April 24, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m excited to share a fun project I’ve been playing around with this week. Yes, I’ve been designing my own clothing. I’ve been spending time picking out my favourite photos and choosing my ultimate ‘girl boss’ quotes in order to make a few designs of my own. And that’s because I’ve just discovered a new […]

My bargain fashion haul

July 20, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve had a bit of a result this week while shopping online. I discovered a fabulous fashion store that combines the convenience of online shopping with low low high street prices, sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? Well, it IS true and my order from Wearall.com has just arrived to prove it! I […]

The Cassiefairy Collection

July 9, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

I mentioned last week that I’ve been working on a project for the past few months to create my own collection of Cassiefairy t-shirt designs. I was so excited when I was approached by Got-The-T-Shirt.co.uk and they invited me to design a range of t-shirts. I had completely free rein over the design and I […]

Cassiefairy ~ the fashion designer?! Creating my own t-shirt collection…

June 30, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’ve been rather excited this week because a little secret work project is finally coming to fruition and I’ve been bursting to share it with you! I’ve had to keep it on the down-low for a while but now it’s in progress I am free to tell you all about it! I was recently asked to design […]

My new floral top & an update on my stretch fabric project

March 29, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

During the week I shared a blog post about my new sewing project and how I was working with stretch fabrics for the first time. I wanted to share my progress with you and let you know how I got on – so here goes! As you know, I spent a lot of time getting […]

DIY scary skeleton Halloween costume

October 28, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s Halloween this week and as usual I don’t have any budget for a costume for all those parties I’ll be going to. But I’m not worried about that because I personally think that Halloween is about making-do and creating some crazy costume yourself that no one else will be wearing – the tattier the better in some […]

Hen Party Series ~ Making it personal

August 4, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you’ve been following my fun hen party series, you’ll know that we have been spoiled-rotten with lots of lovely articles from my fellow bloggers, sharing ideas for party themes (check out the links below!) and how to plan the perfect hen do. In her past articles for this series, Claire from Lacey in Places […]

Inspiration challenge – here’s what we made in July & the new theme for August

August 3, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

We’ve had another fantastic month of sunshine in July but the hot weather didn’t lure our regular inspiration challengers away from their projects. Here’s a catch up on what we made this month on the theme of Maneki Neko – Lucky Cats. 1. Andy Greenacre from art blog AndyGtheArtist tells me that he spotted this Kokeshi doll painting […]

DIY fashion ~ No-sew pocket t-shirt for summer

April 25, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

Have you noticed that pockets are everywhere this Spring/Summer? On a recent shopping trip down the high street I spotted pockets on almost every item of clothing and I’m loving the contrasting pocket look. Although I want to follow the trend, I’ve never been one to spend my hard-earned cash on something new when I can […]