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Before you haul off those worn out jeans, you may want to take a look at this growing list of things you can make with them. As with all of our round-ups, if you have a great project that you think should be in the list, just email us. Check back often, as we continually add new projects weekly. Enjoy!
Loving all of these ideas. I have a few old pairs of jeans I’d love to make into something new!
How about a using the two back pockets for a apron for the garden or shop. cut them out seam and add a belt
Cute idea!
This is amazing, from old things to a new lovely stuffs! What attract me most to make a shoes out of old jeans. I simply love it. 🙂
Gosh! Those are really awesome and even unbelievable ones.. I love that shoes made from jeans.. What a great resource you have here provided for us..
Thanks for the inclusion!
AWESOME!! I love making things out of old jeans. I recently have been making purses out of mine! Another fun idea is to treat the denim pieces like regular fabric, tie them up like you’re gonna tie dye, but dip it in bleach for about 5 minutes instead. They come out JUST like tie dye. Wash them, and then you CAN tie dye them with the dye. They turn out SOOOO beautiful! I’ve made like 20 of them! I sell them on my website. I love making unique things.
Thanks for the great idea, Sammeh!
xoxo
Lawn mower “basket”:
I have a snapper mower, and made a tote/bag using the open waist & pockets to carry: my water, fire ant supplies, cell phone, everything. I fashioned a wire clotheshanger around the waist to keep it open, & strapped it on crudely, with velcro, to the steering wheel, but it has served me well for years.
These are also great for barn aprons, totes – for horse & dog grooming.
Love all the creative ideas, thanks for sharing.
I CANT BELIEVE THEY MISSED ONE SHORTS!!!!
I recycle my boyfriends old jeans and make them painting aprons. I use the pockets to hold brushes, wiping cloth and my cell phone. The denim is awesome as a painting apron… the fabric is thick enough that my paint wont seep onto my clothes!!
I did the same thing for the same purpose.
I’m making a quilt out of my old jeans… been dying them different colours for fun
Fun! I would love to see it when you are all finished.
hey! thanks so much for including my denim studio box in this fabulous line up. Wow, there’s enough here to make me want to buy some new jeans and wear them out quick! thanks!!
Great ideas. I was in a consignment shop and saw a room divider or curtains (kinda like the old bead curtains) made from strips of jeans and knots. It really looked great and would be real cute in a kid or teens room.
Oh… thanks, Carol. Sounds cool.
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I made a shower curtain once out of the pockets from old jeans – it looks like a giant patchwork quilt with fun fabrics mixed in. We had a small bathroom with no storage, so we used the pockets for things like razors and make-up. I’m thinking of taking it down and sewing a back on it to make a picnic blanket.
Here are a couple other projects I did:
http://confessionsofadesperatemom.blogspot.com/2012/04/favorite-jeans-to-purse.html
http://confessionsofadesperatemom.blogspot.com/2011/07/cushy-for-tushy.html
So many great ideas here!
I made some baby jeans out of my old jeans. So much fun to make!
Here they are: http://stickypikelet.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/upcycling-old-jeans-to-baby-jeans/
I don’t have a picture, but saw the cutest skirt made from old jeans that still fit around the waist. Cut off somewhere between pockets and crotch and add rows of fabric ruffles until your skirt is long enough to suit your purpose. Works great on grand-daughter’s high-water jeans or some that got stained or damaged.
Thanks 🙂 I made jeans into shorts and have a bunch of jean scraps to use to make things!
That is great, Laci! I would love to see what you do.
I just checked again, and it seems the link is fixed. I don’t know what happened! You can delete my previous comment. Sorry!
I make denim earrings.
I don’t know how I came accross your website, but I love it! My grandmother made me a bootie jean purse years ago, and I still pull it out every once in awhile. 🙂 Seriously fab jean ideas!
Brandi
Back pack! Laundry duffel, clothes pin bag or apron, grilling apron, organizer for small toys like cars and poly pockets, patch
Sorry hard to type on phone!
Patches for other jeans, I’ve even wonderful warm quilts made from old jeans, organizer for back of car seat, char cloth for fire starters, they make great sturdy tote bags for grocery shopping to hold heavy items, make a new bag to hold your tent or tent stakes, another organizer for the camp kitchen or hygiene station, sturdy cover/ carry case for baking dishes when you take them out., pouches for holding water bottle, sunscreen etc on a bicycle.
I had a child’s gathered skirt with tiers of fuffles. Removed the waistband.
Bought a red leather stool at garage sale, put shorter legs on it. Measured around
the stool (had to add 2″ of denim to make it fit the circumference of the stool) then added a top with other denim I had in my stash.
Now I have a stool cover which is very comfortable to put my feet on.
We made a set of jeans pocket cornhole bags. Cut the pockets out, fill with about a pound of shelled corn from the feed store. Sew the top shut. I might try beans next time. The corn is too tempting for chipmunks!
Thank you for sharing these! I’ve had a small box filled out odds and ends jeans / jean parts for probably close to 5 years now that have been just sitting around. I finally have some inspiration to use those old parts instead of just throwing them out <3
Our community creates rugs made from old jeans – we love the idea of turning something old into something beautiful! http://www.camphillkimberton.org/weavery/
This is really cool idea for jeans, because I have so many old jeans that I want to get rid off..!
This collection is huge and gorgeous! I have a lot of old jeans so I’ll definitely use the proposed ideas 🙂
I can not see the details …only see the image of 50+ and tried two diff browsers!! help.
They are all there. Not sure why you can’t see them. Every browser I try shows them. It is a list of thumbnail images and you click each image to get to the tutorial for that particular project. Hope this helps.
this is wonderful. I can’twaitto share this link with my followers on twiiter, pinterest and my blog. Thanks for all the work you did putting this together.
Some lovely ideas there and I was just going to bin those old jeans, silly. Time to try the beer cooler one
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