May is just around the corner and this year I'm for the first time participating in Me Made May 16.


Me-Made-May'16 (#MMMay16 for social media interaction) is a challenge designed to encourage people who sew/knit/crochet/refashion/upcycle garments for themselves to wear and love them more. The me-made and self-stitched challenges have been taking place for six years now and they work on both a personal and community level. The participants decide the specifics of their own challenge, so that the month is appropriate and challenging for them (more on this below). For example, a very common pledge is for a participant to aim to wear one self-stitched or refashioned garment each day for the duration of May 2016. The participants can also choose to document their challenge with daily photos (though this is in no way compulsory for taking part) and share them with other participants.


My challenge for this year is: 

'I, Mariliza of spoolstories.com and @spoolstories on IG, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '16. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade or upcycled piece of clothing or accessory each day for the duration of May 2016. I will also try to post photos of my makes.

 Are you participating in Me-Made-May?