I currently have 7-8 pairs of jeans with holes in them that I can't wear to work, church or social events. I also have 5-10 pairs of jeans of Cole's that he has outgrown or have holes in the knees.
I could wear my jeans outside if it weren't -10 but I have 'outside clothes' for gardening and yard work already. So while my worn out jeans have been piling up I've been looking for things to do with them. I have found that garage sales just don't get rid of holy jeans...
I found several patterns (yes, sewing patterns) that I think I'm going to try come one rainy day this spring. There are a ton of ideas online too so if I still have some extra jean material I can still find something fun! Here are links to just a few of the sites:
Rice hot pack:
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/ricehotpack.shtml
Funky denim jacket:
http://magpiesmumblings.blogspot.com/2007/05/recycled-denim-jacket.html
Crafty Lunch Sack
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafty-lunch-sack-660656/
Gardening knee pad
http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=25212e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&lastnavigatedchannel=13fbf423088ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=taxonomylist
Beverage Cozie
http://www.docpop.org/2007/07/40-ounces-of-denim/
53 different ideas!
http://www.greenecoservices.com/top-53-ways-to-reuse-blue-jeans-make-money/
2 comments:
These are fun ideas. My mom and I reused a bunch of old jeans to turn them into small square bean bags. I needed 30 for a classroom set, but wasn't willing to buy them from a catalog. This was much cheaper, just needed to buy the beans. Plus they are really durable and work great! Bekki :)
That is a great idea!
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