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13 Things You Can Make Out of Your Old Blue Jeans

June 26, 2007 by Deborah Ng  
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recycle-denim.JPG Getting ready to throw out those raggedy jeans? Don’t do it yet, at least not until you read about some great ways to recycle your old denims. Most of these are easy projects and make great gifts.

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21 Responses to “13 Things You Can Make Out of Your Old Blue Jeans”
  1. jennifer says:

    what awesome ideas. I have a lot of old jeans that do not fit anymore.

  2. Jeff O'Hara says:

    Make bean bags for a bean bag game. 1 pound bag of dried beans, not sure how big to cut the jeans exactly. I need to get measurements from my mom.

    -Jeff

  3. Molly, NYC says:

    I recovered the dining room chairs in old jeans. Very comfy-looking , and I love that shade of blue.

  4. I have a secret hankering for a bag made of cut-off jeans. But that’s probably just because I can never bear to throw out a favourite pair, no matter how threadbare they get… Thanks for a terrific list!

  5. latoya says:

    Great tips! You can also make skirts from jeans by splitting the inside seam and adding in a piece of fabric.

  6. sir jorge says:

    a great list, a great amount of reuseable methods.

    I enjoy this greatly.

  7. Shala says:

    I like making potholders with old jeans. The heavy cotton is great for it.

  8. Monique says:

    Those are some really cool ideas. I’m thinking about making a lunch sack and a quilt. I have a lot of old jeans I can no longer fit into after (finally!) growing a few inches this past year or two.

  9. laurel says:

    in the vein of making a quilt. make a blanket of patchwork denim on one side, soft cotton on the other. makes the best picnic blanket ever, the denim keeps your bum dry in dewey grass

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