Oceanic Airlines

I like having merchandise from my favourite shows. And often I like it to be a bit subtle.

For example, instead of having a Buffy t-shirt that says 'Buffy' on it or has SMG's face on it, I have a Sunnydale High School T-shirt.

And instead of a t-shirt that just says Lost on it, I have this Oceanic Airlines shirt.

The only problem is that I don't think the people who make the shirts anticipate there being petite fans, so all my shirts are massive and usually man sizes.

They're good for wearing with a pair of leggings if I'm just gonna be in the house all day, but some times I want to take my love for that tv show outside.

This is where the tutorial I found on a.steed's.life comes in.

How to make a large t-shirt into a fitted tee.

Perfect!

The key is to just use a shirt that fits you really well as a template.

Then you sew up the sides, make new sleeves and hem it if needed.

I was going to cut short sleeves but I quite like these half-sleeves made from the originals.

This shirt fits perfectly now, I love it.

I even think the logo looks better with the proportions of this shirt compared to on the original. 

Flea market find

I recently picked this up at a flea market in Norwich.

It's a key cupboard.

Except I don't have enough keys to have a cupboard devoted to them.

No, I need a bracelet cupboard.

The first thing I did was change the picture on the front. Nothing against those flowers but this shell image is much brighter.

I've just slipped it in the frame so I can change it out when I feel like something different.

I also changed the paper on the inside to liven it up a bit and fit the decor of my bedroom. Which is basically any kind of pink.

I hardly ever wear bracelets because I keep them in a box and forget about them, but having them on display here means I can't help but remember them.

I stuck some photos on the inside of the door and instead of just blu-tac ing them on I used some lace trim and double sided tape for a cute play on washi tape.

Re-purposing stuff is fun.

Have any of you done it recently?

Refashion

I've been delving into my bargain box of jewellery and have refashioned a couple of pieces.

The gold bow is actually a brooch, but I added some chain, beads and charms to make it into a necklace.

The main component of this necklace started life as one third of a bracelet.

I added chains to another part of the bracelet to make this necklace.