T-Shirt Tuesday (Sinceriously)

March 3, 2015 by Bel

Last week I didn’t get around to posting my T-Shirt Tuesday (or Thursday for that matter) so I wanted to make this one count! While I’m still no further with my t-shirt project, I did still want to showcase the t-shirt I’m wearing.

Last week, this epic t-shirt arrived through my door. To be honest I’d almost forgotten I’d ordered it. I love this t-shirt for 2 reasons, the first being that it has Stephen Amell’s face on it (sorry, but it’s true!). The second is because this t-shirt is part of a campaign, called surprisingly “Sinceriously” (I say surprisingly, because you can read that on the t-shirt, right?). The word is a combination of Sincere and Seriously (look, a word the American’s didn’t steal the U out of!) and its designed to bring attention to this campaign.

“It’s a campaign to get people talking. And what better way to get people talking than by creating a new word” – Stephen

If you haven’t watched the TV series “Arrow”, then you most definitely should. And if it’s really not your thing, then give Stephen Amell a follow on Facebook anyway. YES, he’s hot. And yes, that’s the reason I was first interested, but not only that, Stephen is just an amazing guy with a huge heart. He’s using his fame to do good and in my book that makes him more than just a celebrity.

I bought my t-shirt in the first wave of the Sinceriously campaign but there has been a second one since. Sadly this is now closed but perhaps there will be another one or if not I’m sure there will be another good cause to back instead. I will wear my Sinceriously t-shirt with pride because not only do I have Stephen Amell’s face on my boob (seriously, it is! not to mention the tee is green to remind me of Arrow!!) I also know I’ve helped a good cause and hopefully will raise awareness by wearing it. Well done Stephen, the award for Awesomeness goes Sinceriously to you!

T-Shirt Thursday

February 19, 2015 by Bel

Yet again this week I’m posting my T-shirt Tuesday on a Thursday, but this week I sort of have a good excuse! My best friend Amy (from Cocktails in Teacups) decided very late on Monday night that she was coming to visit for a couple of days and so from Tuesday to today, I’ve had her and her daughter Olivia visiting. As such I’ve either been busy or completely exhausted, with no time to make blog posts (and none pre-done as a backup!). In all honesty, all I want to do tonight is go for a bath but a guilty conscience had got the better of me. As such though, its just going to be a quickie from me tonight – just the t-shirt I was wearing on Tuesday and no project t-shirt.

This t-shirt design is called Winter is Coming and combines a Frozen and Game of Thrones crossover. Elsa is sat on an ice version of the Iron Throne, with the quote “winter is coming”, a slogan from GoT too. The design belongs to an artist known as Harebrained. If you like the t-shirt, its available in a variety of places including RedBubble, TeeFury and TeePublic. It’s one of my favourite t-shirts and also drawing styles!

Though, like I said, I haven’t got around to starting on my next project, I will give you a sneak peak. This is the design I’ll be using next time!

T-shirt Tuesdays

January 20, 2015 by Bel

Today I had a sort out of my drawers. I didn’t really go to plan…

Back in June of 2013, I posted all about my t-shirt addiction and anyone who has been following my blog for some time, will know that I have been buying t-shirts on and off for years. That said, I’ve noticed over the last year, I haven’t been buying as many as I used to. I don’t know if that’s because they don’t appeal any more, if it was perhaps a fad, or maybe partly connected to body image in the increased weight. Whatever the reason, I also know I haven’t been wearing the t-shirts as much either but the new pages from the bestdamnpolos.com helped me get the t-shirts and wear them more. That was partly because of wearing work uniform every day, but largely because of the extra weight I’ve been carrying and not feeling as comfortable in the tight tees. As such, I decided that this morning I would sort out my two whole drawers full of t-shirts – try and separate out some to sell, some to throw, some to up-cycle perhaps.

I started to take all my t-shirts out of the drawer, making a pile to go back in and supposedly a pile to go. I went through every t-shirt I owned, without wanting to get rid of a single one. It was while I was doing this, that I realised what a huge geek I was and that even my lesser fandoms were so loved that I didn’t want to get rid of them. As such, I decided I would make the feature “T-shirt Tuesdays”. The basic idea would be to feature one t-shirt a week, to showcase all the awesome tees I have.

I set about going through the pile again – this time more ruthlessly. I manage to add about ten tops to the “to go” pile, but this was largely because I didn’t like the fit and style, rather than not liking the design. It was at this point that I decided, perhaps I would up-cycle them instead. After posting something to Facebook and having a few people comment, I decided that dresses were my preferred option of where to go with it. After doing a bit of googling, I found various ways to go about it and today I made a start.

So… while some weeks “T-shirt Tuesdays” will just feature the t-shirt I’m wearing, other weeks it will showcase my “project” t-shirt. This week I’m bringing you the “Beauty and the Beast” tee that I’m going to attempt my first dress with. This is what it looks like now and I’ll let you know how it turns out!