From Flappy into Fitted... a blouse remade!

Hello!! You'll have to forgive me if there are lots of exclamation marks in this post, it's my first for the Refashion Co-op, and I'm mega-excited!! Honestly, the posts on here are so inspiring, and I'm in awe of everyone's talent... so as a newbie it's a 'little' terrifying posting here, PLEASE share any tips you might have on how I could have done things differently, or better - sometimes being mostly self-taught is like feeling your way around in the dark... THANK-YOU in advance! 

(I promise there will be less of the exclamations from here on in...)

It's VERY cold here (in London) at the moment, and the UK in general is going through some very turbulent, changeable weather... but I'm hopeful I'll get some wear out of this blouse I refashioned last summer, when the weather picks up in a few months' time...

In the before pic, you can see it had long sleeves that were turned up, held loosely in place with tab/buttons. The sleeves were a little irritating, flapping about, constantly looking different lengths - and therefore a little bit messy... but I was loathed to chuck it out because of the cute bird print, and the fact it's quite a versatile & easy to wear... So, I made a couple of refashioning decisions, and was left with...

For the extended version of what happened with this refashioning, please visit my blog, Sequins and Slippers, and share your thoughts and tips, while you're there! This was one of the first ever refashionings I tried, and for that reason you'll see I'm at the start of my journey (still am, relatively-speaking!)... 

Thanks for reading! Gema x