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  • Spice up your boring T-shirts!
    Cost: 0 euros Materials: a pair of scissors, marking soap Time: 15 min Level of Difficulty: Really, really Easy! First Step: We choose our victim! We lay it , front side down, and use the soap marker to mark where we want to cut! If you decide to cut in stripes, cut them at least 2cm wide to avoid the edges turning inside (especially if the fabric is thin cotton). We...
    by Eve Tzioti at 14:25 at 14:25
  • DIY: Cigarette holder!
    Cost: 0 – … euros (depending on the material that you will choose) Materials: a pair of scissors needle and tread, a piece of fabric around 0, 50 cm, markers, ruler, pencil, iron, and a button. Time: 1-1, 5 hour Level of Difficulty: Easy! We choose the fabric we will use, which of course could be an old shirt, coat, bag e.t.c Here I used a “left over...
    by Eve Tzioti at 13:19 at 13:19
  • How to save your stained or torn clothes
    Behold a beloved blouse with a stain that wont go off… Cost: 0 euros Materials: a pair of scissors needle and tread, pieces of fabric. Time: 15 min Level of Difficulty: Really, really Easy ! I am going to use some materials from an other blouse that I have, since forever and of course do not wear! We cut it to pieces and keep any parts we can, for future use....
    by Eve Tzioti at 12:39 at 12:39
  • D.I.Y. Wellies by Strigles
    We first met Stringles through their Etsy Store and immediately loved their colorful rings, fashionable plastic brooches and one of a kind wellies! That’s why we asked them to reveal to us all their secrets in order to make our own wellies!!! The answer came after a while and surprised us in the best way! Stringles wrote a small fairy-tale along with the directions!...
    by Haritini Krezou at 10:02 at 10:02
  • 1st Autism “Special Party”!
    Greek magazine Special Life gives the opportunity to all it’s members but also to all the new friends, to meet with its other in the first Carnaval party that will be organized for the children and not only! So, at Wednesday 10 February, you are all invited at Allou Fun Park for a entertainment meeting that will offer to all the attendants joy, fun but also information...
    by Haritini Krezou at 13:58 at 13:58
  • The 48 Hour Fashion Project
    Are you an upcoming designer or stylist who’s looking for a chance to showcase his work? Then this is your chance!  The 48 Hour FASHION Project is a glamorous fashion festival and includes one of the most creative competitions of the fashion scene. After the successful 48 Hour Film Project, Just Productions decided to take the next step to put the spotlight on...
    by Haritini Krezou at 14:48 at 14:48
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    Sewing is Back!!!
    Do you like sewing but you are worried to buy a sewing machine because you think you will not be using it very often? Why not buy a used one then? It’s cheaper and a great starting point that will show you how often you use it. Although some “dedicated partisans” would have you believe otherwise, there is no “best” brand of machine. Your goal is to find one that...
    by Lavinia Lo Faro at 09:21 at 09:21
  • Shop of the week: North East 13*
    NE 13* (i.e. North East 13), a unique clothing and accessory shop in the centre of Halandri, at the north part of Athens, caught our eye. Unique underground London atmosphere with one of a kind clothes, dresses, blouses, jackets, embroidered coats, hats and mittens combine to create a must visit place, especially for its prices. We found incredible embroidered and...
    by Vicki Kolovou at 13:15 at 13:15
  • Choosing the Right Bra
    Choosing the correct bra is not an easy task. All those  different shapes, sizes, types and styles seem so confusing, that we often leave a store having bought a bra that does not fit our body. Think of yourself, when you go shopping. First, you choose the style (sports, sexy, normal, stuffed, triangle, with or without underwire); second, the shape and the material...
    by Eliana Pace at 09:30 at 09:30
  • The Zappos.com phenomenon
    Zappos.com also known as zappatos meaning shoes in Spanish. A rather funny name for one of the biggest, if not the biggest, network footwear – and more – shops. Zappos.com “opened its doors” in 1999 when innovator – as it was proved later – inspirator of the idea, and the one half of the duet, Nick Swinmurn, in the effort to find the...
    by Anthi Papageorgiou at 21:35 at 21:35