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We decorated these bags at my daughters birthday party.


Material

  • Old jeans
  • Fabric glue
  • Embellishments of your choice: beads, buttons, ribbon, jewels, sequins, denim pockets, etc
  • Sewing machine (optional)

Method

  1. Cut jeans at the bottom of the leg. Turn inside out and sew or glue the two seams together.
  2. Glue or sew on a strap. This could be a strip of doubled over denim (sewed or glued)ribbon, wool, an old belt. Anything you like.
  3. Glue on embellishments of your choice. Ta da! A new bag!

Notes

A hot glue gun can be used but will not withstand washing.
Great way to recycle bits and pieces like jewellery, buttons and jeans.
Can make additional bags from jeans but will have more unfinished seams to sew or glue.



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  • mom57522
    • 07 Jun 2014
      4:58 pm

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  • I love finding things to do with worn out jeans

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  • I remember buying my daughter a little denim bag when she was a kid. She loved it, I still use it for myself. Can’t beat the denim look

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  • A great way to recycle old jeans!

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  • These jeans bags are so cute

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  • Great way to recycle unwanted jeans


    • That is pretty cool decorating your own bag, just the way you like it

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  • Awesome! I had a friend that would never throw away old jeans! She would make the coolest stuff!

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  • Great project! Looks fantastic – just the kind of thing kids who come to play dates at our house would love.

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  • Great idea for girly girls!

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  • Thanks for sharing this clever idea!

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  • These bags are so cute !!

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  • Great Idea! I love to up-cycle and these are so pretty!

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  • a fun way to recycle jeans

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  • Ooh I remember making something like this with my mother. Will have to share with the little ones today, thanks for sharing.

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  • These are so cute & look pretty easy to make. My daughters will love them .

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  • these look so pretty. little girls would love this!

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  • These are gorgeous! I’m not great with a sewing machine so like that I can glue instead

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  • Thanks for sharing; I love the idea of creating denim bags and the little one’s could use all those odds and ends/embellishments to bring a magical heart-warming sparkle to life!.

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  • These are such a cute project idea and would make a lovely gift!

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  • great use for old jeans rather than throwing them away

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  • What a great way to upcycle those grown out jeans! Thanks for sharing

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