All that glitters can pretend to be gold

Sometimes, a little bit of bling in the right dose is all that an old run-off-the-mill shirt needs.

Olive green is a colour that would fall in the 'subtle' range in the colour pyramid; subtle, but definitely not boring.  However, some shades of the colour are best left to overalls worn by construction workers.

The shirt- durable, comfortable, easy-wash; the kind you can easily grab on your way out to run errands. It had a beautiful cut, but after a few washes, started to fade and looked like it could do with a little bit of revamping.

the 'before' files

The weapon of choice? These tiny little gold embellishments to add a little pop to the dull background. The aim is to get is to get blingy, without getting over-the-top jewellery shop on display blingy, and that's where the whole 'in small doses' concept comes in.

never underestimate the power of macro photography

I was madly in love with the trinkets so it took a lot of self- restraint not to go overboard.

Add some painstaking hand stitching using an invisible thread.

Drum rolls please....

and...

voila! a much needed dose of gold