Is it still considered "re-purposing"...

... if said item has the same purpose, but you just made it cuter/more wearable? If so, I have two re-purposing projects to share!

(if not, then I guess I just have two... projects to share.)

Exhibit A- I made this shirt last night using this Tea Rose Home tutorial and these $6 Target shirts.

Overall I think it turned out cute- on a whim, I left the bottom flat instead of ruffled because I wanted more length and I wish I hadn't. When I went back to rip the seam and ruffle it, I (of course) tore a teensy hole in the shirt, thus forcing myself to put the ruffle back flat. Oh well. Moving on...

This was a halter dress from Old Navy. I thought it was fun but never wore it because, for one thing my chest+ halter tops = disaster zone. By the time I get myself into one of them, the pulling on the back of my neck is too much to handle! Also, it was cut entirely too low... for any woman.

(sorry so blurry- it's HARD to take pictures of your back over your shoulder in the bathroom mirror!)

So I put two button holes in the back of the dress to thread the straps through and tie together (orginially I had planned to put buttons on the straps, but I'm sort of lazy AND I thought the knot would be better since it's adjustable). For the front I folded over a piece of a grey t-shirt (hmmmm... aren't I supposed to be doing something with t-shirts?) and serged the edges. Then I just placed it where I wanted it and stitched along the neckline.

I feel like I will definitely wear these 2 pieces a lot more now that I've "tweaked" them!

Has anyone else seen any cool tutorials for re-purposing?