Denim Do-it-All Bins. By Betz White Repurposing with denim is a natural.
Who doesn’t have an extra pair of jeans lying around that are outgrown, out of fashion or worn out in some way? Put that denim to good use by making up a few Denim Do-it-All Bins. They’re great for organizing your yarn stash, magazines, or craft supplies. Materials (for large bin)One pair of jeans, any adult size or large kid size 1/2 yd lining fabric – lightweight cottons*, or mid-weight twill, canvas, etc. 1/2 yd interfacing, *needed for lighter-weight lining fabrics only1/2 yd quilt batting 1 yd rickrack, ball fringe or other trimming Heavy-duty sewing machine needle for denimFabric marking tool Ruler Fabric shears IronFinished Measurements: Feel free to change the dimensions to suit your needs! Directions Step 1: Begin with a pair of legs from a pair of unwanted jeans. Step 2: Examine the seams. Step 3: Place a straight edge across the bottom of the flat leg piece, perpendicular to the seam running up the center. Related. Make a lined dog jacket from recycled denim and a scarf for free! (or nearly)
Denim Bib Necklace. Bib necklaces are all the rage right now.
I've seen so many all over the place that were sooo pretty that had to jump on the bandwagon and give it a try. I decided to use up some of my stash of denim roses still left over from the Jeans Quilt. I made some white roses to go with it using the tutorial HERE Who doesn't love white with denim? I started with a white rose in the middle of a piece of felt.
Then I laid out some denim and white flowers until I had a pattern I liked. Hot glue each one to the felt. Cut the felt around the flowers you can't see the felt from the top. Here's what it will look like. Hand stitch the chain on each side. Denim bracelet - tutorial. Series 2: Part 1 - AND THEN THERE WERE TREE. I'm starting a new series!
Yippee! I ranted a teensy tiny itty bit the other day about my 10 part series (The Feast of the Flower which is still going on btw... and, yes I'll finish it...). But I can't help myself. I have a 3-part series that's taking up valuable space in my tiny brain and I have to purge it to make room for thinking. This series is called "And Then There Were Tree". Denim Pillows: Recycle your denim jeans for fun. Do you wonder what to do with those old denim jeans?
Not really in good enough shape to donate, or make into shorts, but well worn and soft, you just wonder what can you do with them? There are all kinds of denim crafts you can make. This way you can recycle and reuse and have fun at the same time! One way, is to make really cool raggedy denim pillows from your jeans. These make great soft throw pillows. Denim Pillow - How To Make a Denim Tooth Fairy Pillow.
Denim is a great fabric to reuse, especially from old soft worn jeans.
Denim pillows are one great thing you can make, but you can also make a tooth fairy pillow out of denim. This is a really cute addition to a child's bed, and they can personalize it afterwards to their own taste, as you can use fabric paints, sparkles, embroidery, beading, and more on denim. When your child loses their tooth, they can put the tooth in the little pocket on the front of this denim tooth fairy pillow. Then in the morning collect their prize from the same pocket. This saves the tooth fairy from having to go digging under the pillow for the tooth! The denim tooth fairy pillow then becomes a decorative pillow on their bed, until the next time. Things You Will Need.
Lucky Star Lane: Crafting with a Pair of Old Jeans. We've been busy making things with old jeans.
These are pictures of some things we've made. If you're wondering .....will this have anything to do with our contest for the month of April..... well yes, you are correct! We've even used the zipper, buttons, and rivets. I love this journal! I cut off the pocket and sewed it to a piece of unbleached cotton and then glued it to a plain an unused journal.
The pockets are definitely our favorite to play with. How To : Denim Tool Roll. As promised, the denim tool roll tutorial!
Sorry for taking so long but I swear I have not stopped for the last two weeks! Now, I know there are a lot of crayon roll type tutorials out there, but I didn't use one for this. And really this is probably more simple than a crayon roll because there is not interfacing or seam binding! Materials 1 pair of jeans (Or just the bottom 21" of two legs) 1 piece of fabric 15x20" (This is the canvas I used) 1 yard ribbon/twill tape Modus Operandi Cut down the inside seam of two legs cut to twenty one inches.
Square your leg pieces to the inside seam. Join pieces. Join pieces with a 3/8" seam. Press seams flat. Sew down seams. Fold and press bottom about a half inch. Pin canvas piece to top. Sew canvas around sides and top. Turn out. Fold up the denim and add your tie strap. Sew around the entire perimetre.