Sunday, 2 September 2012

Pockets of Fun!

It's littlest nephew's birthday next week, and I had to quickly make something for his quirky tastes & personality.

His dad had recently donated me some stylish shirts to recycle, and I noticed the pockets were a feature in themselves. 

So I started pulling out a few more shirts and items of clothing (I've been hoarding keeping for recycling!) with different shaped pockets.  A seed of an idea took hold and so the Pocket Wall Tidy was born.


Now this wee guy loves drawing, colouring and playing with Lego figures.  So I thought this might help him keep track of lots of the bits and pieces that so easily multiply & make their way into every corner of the room!

I replaced most of the shirt buttons with bright red and blue ones and recycled a child's belt to make the hanging loops.


He's also nuts about Batman and superheros, so I found some cute superhero buttons online and added them to the pockets.

All I have to do now is fill up those pockets with lego and treats and that will hopefully be a 7 year old happy for another year!

Hope you've had a Marvel-ous weekend!

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15 comments:

  1. Isisjem2 September 2012 at 20:21

    What a great idea - recycling at it's best!

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  2. Mrs Flying Blind...2 September 2012 at 20:55

    Fun idea! My son could probably fill a pair of Susan's fatboy jeans!

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  3. Sarah2 September 2012 at 21:23

    I do love things that are meant to help keep things tidy (a girl can hope, can't she?) Great idea and lovely gift for your nephew.

    Hope Susan doesn't read Hadley's comment about her fatboy jeans!!

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  4. Trudi2 September 2012 at 23:10

    Oh you little marvel you! This is fabulous!

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  5. Canadian Abroad3 September 2012 at 06:39

    You are so good with your recycled clothing ideas. Love this.

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  6. Di3 September 2012 at 11:14

    Brilliant idea. Just need to train the little fellow to put his toys IN the pockets! Di x

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  7. Archie The Wonder Dog3 September 2012 at 15:55

    What a great idea!

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  8. A Time for Stitching3 September 2012 at 16:30

    That's a fabulous idea! Very resourceful.
    Teresa x

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  9. mammafairy3 September 2012 at 21:01

    What a great idea!
    He should be very happy!

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  10. Mish Mash Mama3 September 2012 at 23:49

    Holy Moly! What a genius idea!! You do the best things with a Man's shirt ;). Susan clearly did not read Hadley's comment.

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  11. Nicky4 September 2012 at 08:03

    It' ok Susan's fatboy jeans came from the charity shop - THEY WERE NOT HER JEANS! Great idea for a quirky one of a kind storage system ! But I guess superheroes and Lego people will be taking up residence and shooting at each other from their own pockets - not strictly being tidied away!

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  12. Sheila4 September 2012 at 08:35

    You are truly the Queen of recycling or upcycling?
    Anyway, a brilliant idea.

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  13. Cindy4 September 2012 at 13:34

    So cool. I love how you make amazing things out of what others would just toss away. This is so great for a little guy to organize his special bits and bobs. It will be well used, I am sure!

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  14. Judy 4 September 2012 at 15:11

    What a great idea for a little guy's room! He's going to love it, especially with those cool buttons that you found.

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  15. Inspiredbyfelix6 September 2012 at 23:02

    Hee hee, giggling at the cheeky Brit Bees...I do love your vintage/recycling vibe at the moment Jude, it's ace (now there's a retro term for you!) x

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