How to turn a rusty old bike into your dream bicycle

September 18, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

How to give a rusty old bicycle a new lease of life by renovating the frame and upcycling the accessories to create a fully functioning bike that you’ll be proud to cycle around on.

How to DIY a funny monster toy box

May 31, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

What will encourage your little ones to tidy up their belongings at the end of playtime? Why, a toy-eating monster storage box, that’s what! Here’s how to upcycle an ottoman into a fun kids toy box…

DIY Upcycled toy storage unit & play table

February 8, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve been DIYing again this month and I’ve come up with a fun upcycling project to turn an old MDF shelving unit into a LEGO play table and toy store…

My Thrifty 50s Kitchen Renovation: A low-cost worktop & upcycled cupboards

February 7, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Here’s how I refreshed my kitchen with just a few tins of spray paint and a sparkling new worktop…

DIY furniture makeover: How to give vintage kitchen chairs a new lease of life

November 20, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Since moving into my home and starting to renovate room-by-room, I’ve realise just how expensive furniture can be. I’ve been especially surprised by the cost of chairs and have therefore only had an ancient folding chair (that was my desk chair as a teen) to sit on at my kitchen table since we moved. I […]

Easy ways to upcycle your rubbish rather than binning it

November 3, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Our world is changing and it’s more important than ever that we find new and innovative ways to help make it a better, more healthy and restorative place by putting less in our landfills. It only takes a little creative effort to find some amazing ways to recycle the things we already have in our […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thrifty winter wedding outfit ideas

January 20, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

Being invited to a wedding always lifts my spirits. It means that one, often two, of my friends have found happiness, and are ready to settle down to a life together. It also means a party, a chance to meet up with old friends and family, dress up, and generally have a good time. Weddings […]

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 […]

Primark hack – How to customise a top with pom-poms & splits

September 21, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Today’s blog post is a super-fast DIY project to add a little personality to an off-the-peg high street top. Yes, I’m doing a Primark hack, and I don’t care who knows it! It’s such a quick project that I did it just half an hour before heading out to a party wearing the top. AND […]

A quick kitchen DIY for National Upcycling Day

June 23, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Tomorrow is one of the most exciting dates in any thrifty blogger’s calendar – 24th June is National Upcycling Day. If you have any plans to do up a piece of furniture or have been pinning sewing ideas on Pinterest for months, tomorrow is the day to start that task! I’ve always got a handful of […]

Weekend DIY project – Welly boot plant pots

March 20, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Everybody knows wellington boots are an amazing accessory for any wet day, but unfortunately we tend to find ourselves only wearing them a handful of times throughout the year. As a result of this, especially with the little ones, the next time you go to pop them on they’re too small. Well, if you find […]

DIY Project – Bathroom cabinet makeover

June 16, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

Due to our recent house move, we’ve been in need of a little more storage and when my husband picked up an old, scuffed, dark wood bathroom cabinet I couldn’t really see the potential in it. The fact that it was only 50p at a carboot sale meant that earned its place in our new home, […]