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Hello, welcome to episode number #23 of Make
Thrift Buy, a show where you send me clothes

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or accessories that you've found on the internet,
and I try my best to recreate them. Today's

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challenge was suggested by Nekorit cx, who
wanted me to try and recreate this iPhone

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case. Now I do personally think that this
accessory is - ridiculous - but on this shop,

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Velvet Caviar, it does retail for $43, and
I'm pretty sure that I can recreate this for

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a lot cheaper. So, challenge accepted! Let's
begin.

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I started by thrifting myself a teddy bear.
This guy was $1 from the thrift shop, and

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although it looked pretty clean, I still gave
it a quick wash after I bought it.

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So I know that the case in the original is
actually a Rilakkuma bear, but if I was going

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out and buying a Rilakkuma bear for new – that
would kinda of defeat the purpose of this

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series.

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So, I’m working with what I was able to
thrift.

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Now I did buy one thing for new – and that
was this plain, stiff iPhone case that I found

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at the dollar store for $2.

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For this project I also needed craft glue,
scissors, a needle and thread, and some kind

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of thick material. I’m using PVC, but you
could also use canvas or denim. You will also

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need one stone cold, evil heart that makes
you totally okay with cutting up a cute teddy bear.

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So, it’s time to cut up the bear!

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I flipped the bear over onto its front and
found the seam in the middle of it’s back.

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I then cut up this seam.

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I then removed a bunch of stuffing to make
the bear a bit thinner, and to make room for

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the phone case to sit in.

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So then I cut this slit to the same length
as the iphone case.

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And then I made equal-sized 4 cuts at the
top and bottom of the slit, like this, so

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that when I fold back the excess fabric, this
hole is going to be the same size as the phone case.

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Then, with the piece of PVC, I used the case
as a template and I drew around it, adding

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about an extra inch on each side. I then cut
out this piece of PVC, and then I kind of…

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just jammed it into the back of my bear like
this.

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I folded these side flaps over the side of
the PVC material, and then, with my needle

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and thread, I sewed the PVC into the bear,
attaching it to the bear’s… skin(?)

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I also realized too late that this process
would have been a lot easier if I had cut

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away small corners of the PVC like this before
inserting it.

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But, I’d already sewed half of it in, so
I kept sewing, and it seemed to work out alright anyway.

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Then, I grabbed my craft glue. I squeezed
the glue all over the PVC lining that I’ve

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made, and onto the back of the phone case.
Then I placed the phone case into the bear

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on top of the piece of PVC, hoped for the
best, and I also waited about an hour for

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it to dry.

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So, that’s it!

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[music plays]

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Okay, so I have to admit that... I kinda like
it. It's just SO ridiculous that it's become

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kind of fantastic.
I mean, calling people is now a lot more fun:

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"Hey, it's me. So if I sound a little bit
muffled, it's just because I have a bear butt

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in my face. Yeah yeah - a bear butt. In my
face. Y'know.

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...Hello?"
And it still works like... fine. I can still

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text off it, scroll instagram, and while the
back camera doesn't work - coz there's a bear...

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in the way... the front camera still works!
So, you can still take selfies.

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So although I was not expecting this, I would
actually call this Make Thrift Buy a complete success.

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Actually - just before we get too enthusiastic
here, just hold up a sec.

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I kinda changed my mind about the whole "liking
this phone case" thing when I took it outside

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my apartment, and out into public.
I looked ENTIRELY nuts.

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And everytime I took my phone out of my bag,
I got very very embarrassed, probably because

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a lot of people stared at me while I did it.
So... yeah.

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So that's it for today's episode, please don't
forget to keep sending me in suggestions for

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new challenges to try out on Make Thrift Buy
- I don't mind ridiculous suggestions, in

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fact sometimes the more ridiculous, the better!
And I'll see you all for my next video. Bye!