DIY Recycled Jeans Crafts

Creating DIY projects from used materials is a fun way to reduce our land fills, our lives and make beautiful, unique pieces of art. Unfortunately with many other similar websites at our finger tips it's not always easy to go from looking at great ideas to actually creating the crafts. Some of us get lost in the huge amount of information and gorgeous craft pictures available and can't get focused on just one project, or which one to start first.

With the Holiday season almost upon us once again, many of us are struggling to find the perfect gift for our loved ones. Do you have a friend or family member that is pinning or liking a lot of different DIY craft projects made from recycled products? Why not get him or her a book that includes several crafting projects made from reusable household items. There are a ton of them available. A lot of the recycled crafting books we have seen lately include many different green projects to choose. The books are beautifully illustrated and include step by step instructions from green crafting for children to clever ways to recycle and crafty ways to use just about anything.

Here’s a super cool and unexpected project which doesn't require any sewing at all. If you’ve got a pair of jeans that is just totally shredded and there’s no chance at turning them into another item of clothing, you can use the scraps to make your very own denim wreath. We never would have thought of this and it looks great.

Handmade Purse - Find the right fabric for the handmade purse. The fabric should be strong enough to carry the weight of the items inside. If you will use the handmade pouch for shopping, then you must look for a strong fabric. If you are making several pouches, buy a lot of fabric. You can make great savings when you buy your fabrics at thrift stores or yard sales. You can also recycle materials in making your handmade pouch, like an old pair of jeans and your favorite t-shirt. Nowadays, handmade pouches are made from sacks, packs and other recycled materials. More so envision, the design of the handmade purse, better yet put it in writing so that you will not forget or loss a thing.

We really love it when a recycled item is made into something not only useful, but also attractive. That can easily be said about this denim lunch bag. You'll find the tutorial in here. This would be a great craft show item for selling. A perfect accessory to jeans and a tee. It has the crocheting instructions for making this scarf. You could likely use the same instructions to make a denim rag rug. What dedicated craftier can come up with in the way of recyclables. This headband is no exception, as it is uses old denim jeans to create a beautiful wearable.

In addition using old denim from jeans is a great way to salvage and re-purpose some awesome fabric. Denim, as you know, is super durable, and you can make all kinds of creative things with it. From desk accessories and storage to jewelry and hair accessories to new refashioned items like skirts, those old jeans have some serious potential. Try out a few of these easy to follow step by step tutorials and make some awesome stuff today. Denim is also very easy to mix and match with other materials. It’s a very rough fabric making it perfect. So if like me, you don’t sew much denim is still a very useful material to re-purpose.