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Original handmade wearable art using recycled metal bottle-caps from the Caribbean.

06/14/2026

This year, Earth Month extended into May for me and A|C as we brought back our denim Upcycling workshops to the gyal fam in the West End AND to the program at PDSBBSS Centre for Black Excellence.

We coordinated, supplied and facilitated 3 multi-hour workshops within the month and I was absolutely in love with what everyone was able to create with their existing denim - everything from bag charms to scrunchies to bags to wallets.

I especially love being able to share the power of upcycling with youth outside of their regular curriculum. Bringing them back to the tools that are their own two hands and a creative idea to reduce their waste is such a fulfilling experience.

Thank-you A|C for hosting these special moments.

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S/O The Wellness Studio by Cicco Aroma for the beautiful venue in Vaughn

06/02/2026

culture + slow fashion = 💚

The bazaar was a sustainable success!

ICYMI, pieces from this bazaar will still be up for grabs!

11/27/2025

I’m on a mission to make it cool to slow down the things we wear and circulate the materials we already have overtime.

did an incredible job capturing this! ✨

11/22/2025

I am super grateful to for the opportunity to speak at this year’s Winter Clothing & Toy Swap! ❄️🧣🧸

There’s always so much to share and think about on the topic of having a sustainable holiday season, thanks to everyone who listened and swapped with us!

Some Discussion Highlights:
♻️ less then 1% of our end-of-life textiles gets recycled and 84% goes to landfills, mostly in the Global South
🎁 Black Friday deals start early and so should our DIY efforts: upcycled gifts, thrifting, gifting experiences, & furoshiki cloth wrapping
✨ we can reframe the holidays: instead of a time of heightened consumerism it can be a time of heightened creativity!

What are you doing this holiday?

11/11/2025

XINA earrings spotted on Main St & Nelson St in Brampton.✨

Mural shot by: for

08/17/2025

I decided to host a private Clothing Swap among friends to gauge interest in circulating gently used items for other items and encourage slow fashion… It was a hit! ✨

We happened to be experiencing a heat wave this weekend too (the irony!). If you want to learn more about how the fast fashion industry is directly linked to the climate crisis, check out my stories.

If you’re inspired to host a swap of your own, I highly recommend!

You will need:
🌸 A space to host the swap
🌸 Some racks and/or tables
🌸 Ground rules for guests (i.e. max 10 items)
🌸 Drinks & Snacks
🌸 2 hours & a good playlist
🌸 A plan for the left over items (i.e. return to owner or donate to an organization)

Stay tuned to see how I style and upcycle some of the gems I got through this swap!!!

♻️🫶🏽♻️

07/27/2025

Closet Makeover Pt. 2 ✂️🪡✨

💭I am inspired by and I got the idea for these jorts the day before her concert (of course).

👖I had previously ruined my favourite pair of thrifted jeans by trying to bleach them and turning them an awfully blotchy pale colour by accident (😭). Luckily, one of my fave upcyclers and his partner put me on to the back to blue denim dye kit and that’s how I restored the deep blue of these jeans and watching Wandy’s jorts tutorial I was able to whip up these jorts within less than 24 hours!

👚This shirt… I’ve had it since 2004! My grandma Zina bought this for me from a Designer store at the Niagara Outlet mall when I was a kid! I remember it being expensive back then and so I’ve kept it all these years. ’s “Carmen” is about her Caribbean grandma. Full circle moments. 🫶🏽

👠Also, these shoes and other items from my personal closet are up for grabs on my Depop - link in bio.

All this to say…. the longer we keep existing clothing items in rotation, the more stories there are to tell. ❤️

07/03/2025

Closet Makeover Pt. 1 ✂️🪡✨

So as you may or may not know, I like to upcycle and have taken on the challenge of upcycling existing items in my closet instead of purchasing any *new* ones.

I had a vintage red accordion fabric tee that was my Grandma Zina’s. I hesitated to work on this because I am very much a beginner sewista and didn’t want to mess it up, but I’ve been eyeing these boatneck top styles and I figured it was now or never.

Lessons:
1. I tend to work on things the day that I plan to wear them (need to work on the procrastination 🙃).
2. Sewing lighter fabrics like this one can be VERY tricky.
3. Being more mindful of scrap sizes and shapes can allow for less waste and more things like scrunchies!

06/17/2025

The IYKYK hat. 🇹🇹

75 caps & 16 hours. I threw in some Budweiser & Corona caps to encapsulate (no pun intended) making history at , and I freestyle hand-stitched a Trinbago map at the top at the very last second!

Let me know what you think?!

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