Creative Crafts

Do you have a pair of your favorite Blue Jeans that you no longer wear but you hate to part with them?  If sewing is not your forte, think "Green" and recycle those puppies.

Blue Jean Bag

Supplies

• Pant Leg from old blue jeans (any size, but adult size will make a larger bag)
• Ribbons
• Fabric Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Fabric Paints

Instructions

1. Cut a 12 - 16 inch section from the lower part of the leg from an old pair of blue jeans.
2. Roll down the top, then punch two holes in rolled down portion.
3. Cut fringes on the other end of cut off leg.
4. Tie Fringes.
5. Cut a strip of ribbon into desired length.
6. Thread ribbon into holes, then tie at one end.
7. Embellish with fabric paint or just decorate as desired.

Friendship Pillow

Supplies:

• One pair of old jeans
• Ribbon or long strips of denim cut from the other leg of the jeans.
• Scissors
• Stuffing or fabric scraps.

Instructions

1.Cut off one leg of the jeans a desired length

2.Tie one end with ribbon or denim fabric strips. 

3.Stuff with fabric scraps or stuffing.

4.Tie the other end.

5.Fringe each end of the tied portion.

6. Embellish with fabric paint.

Denim Journal Cover

Supplies

• Adult sized pant leg from old jeans
• Approximately 3 inches of the waist band from jeans, including button and button hole.
• Pocket from blue jean
• Fabric paint
• Fabric glue
• Composition book or a journal

Instructions

1. Cut the upper
part of the leg form an old pair of adult sized Jeans.

2. Cut the leg near the inside seam and flatten.

3. Lay the opened journal/composition book onto the fabric.

4. Trim around book.

5. Leave a half inch all around to fold in.

6. Fold in the edges of the denim and glue to inside cover of the journal.

7. Glue a denim pocket to the front of covered journal.

8. Cut off two short piece of the waist band (one piece should include the button and the other piece, the button hole).

9. Glue the button on the front of the journal

10. Glue the button hole, plus a small part of the waist band, to the back of the diary.

11. Embellish the pocket with fabric paint.