More uses for Denim

The ways one can reuse denim jeans seem to be endless.  Today I'm sharing yet more fun ideas using up all the smaller scraps of denim.

 

I'm loving decorating these old tin cans, effectively turning them into a very useable item rather than sending them to the rubbish.  These are mostly pet food tins, with the larger one being a biscuit tin.

This bunting was originally made with a Christmas theme to help decorate my house for the festive season.  The colour scheme in my living area is lemon & blue so denim is a perfect match.  This bunting will now adorn the gazebo I'll use at the markets.

Presently I'm busy cutting lots of shapes using the larger dies, these die cuts will be used to decorate future tins.

Denim Bags

Although I don't appear to be doing a lot of crafting at the moment, I am infact ticking away with my latest interest which is making all sorts out of old denim jeans.  As well as making the denim aprons I've also turned the legs of the jeans into these awesome bags.

Out of 2 pairs of jeans I can make 1 large apron, 1 garden apron & 3 bags.  Pre xmas I made my first lot of bags which sold like hot cakes.

Because of more interest in these I've just made another lot, some of which are already on their way to Australia.

These are all fully lined with a cotton fabric, and as you can see have a fancy side and a plainer side which has a pocket on for a bit of interest.  Most of the handles are either from the hem of the jeans or the waistband.

These are really fun to make, and are fulfilling my desire to recycle cleverly.  When I have sufficient stock I will be selling these at local markets.

Recycled Denim Jeans

I've been 'missing in action' lately because I've been trying out different things.  As I've said in my profile I LOVE all crafting, so have recently gone back to my roots a bit and have been doing some more sewing.  I really hate waste so I love to reuse or recycle whenever I can.  I get a daily update from Whoot where they have fantastic crafts, recipes etc with LOTS of recycling ideas.

I LOVE these recycled demin jeans, which I purchased ridiculously cheaply at our local Hospice shop.  Firstly I tried these out on a pair of my old jeans after seeing the idea here. 

Making the full apron uses the front, back pocket & the bottom of 1 leg, while the smaller 'gardening apron' uses the backside & belt of another pair.  Sadly both styles cannot be made from one pair unless you don't have the waistband on the full apron (which would spoil the whole effect).

 

This one is my favourite, which I'll probably have to keep for myself, very closely followed by this next one.

 

 

 I tried several different styles, as we all like different things, with the following being much plainer.

 

 These half 'gardening aprons' are proving very popular, providing handy pockets for all your bits and pieces when in the garden.  I love using the 'grungier' jeans for these and have also tried to use jeans with labels still attached.

 

 

 

Again some of these ones have purposely been left plainer to hopefully cater for all tastes. 

These are all available for sale for my New Zealand friends as I am making these to be sold at upcoming pre xmas markets.  If you are interested in making a purchase please just leave me a comment (which if you choose will not be published). Wish me luck.