So excited to share a great recycled jean project with you today! Carol, the talented blogger behind the blog, Fun Threads Designs, loves to go hiking with her family. When hiking, no one wants to lug a purse along when hiking but it's so nice to have the essentials you need like a water bottle, sunscreen, a few snacks and of course, the car … [Read more...]
Stylish Denim Gym Bag Made From Old Jeans
Hope you've been saving all those old pairs of worn jeans since I lasted posted because I have a fabulous recycled jean bag project for you! This one comes from the All Day Chic where there are lots of great pictures showing how this bag is made. Her post includes a link to the instructions which are in Russian, so you'll need to use a … [Read more...]
Denim Toy Storage Bag Made From Jeans
Do you have children or grandchildren? If you do, you're going to love this recycled denim project! Meg who blogs at Handmade By Meg K was eager to try her hand at using vinyl in a sewing project. She came up with an absolutely brilliant design, creating the cutest see-through storage bag, perfect for stowing about toys. Don't you love it! It's … [Read more...]
Make a Denim Tote Bag From Recycled Jeans
I love a great tote bag and they are one of the most popular projects for making use of recycled denim fabric from jeans, skirts or shirts. Cindy, the talented blogger behind the blog My Recycled Bags has a great tutorial for making a denim bag. Two features of her bag that I especially like are that it's lined and has a zipper closure. I also … [Read more...]
Bag Made From Recycled Denim Jeans
I've featured lots of bags and purse designs here on Denim Do Over so I'm always amazed when a new bag comes along that's a completely different look or design. Using denim recycled from jeans her children had outgrown, Laura the talented blogger and seamstress at Laurmelas House, made this wonderful denim bag using a pattern as her guide while … [Read more...]
Denim Bag Made From The Seams Of Jeans
When recycling old jeans into new projects be sure and save the seams. There are so many things you can do with them from making denim coasters to floor mats or as hanging ties for a party banner. Colleen who blogs at Penny Rugs and More has been saving blue jean seams for years and look what she made! She was able to craft a fabulous bag from … [Read more...]
Denim Jean, Corduroy Purse With Beaded Accent
If there is one thing I've learned after highlighting so many wonderful, recycled denim projects over the last few months, it's that no two denim jean purses tutorials are ever the same. I am amazed by all the styles and designs the talented Bloggers and Crafters in Blogland create. Todays denim purse/bag has to be one of my faves, for sure! I … [Read more...]
Use Recycled Denim To Make a Creatively Designed Purse
When making a purse from recycled denim, use as much or as little of your denim fabric as you wish. In this tutorial from I'm Sew Cheap, denim from a pair of old jeans was used more as an accent than the main fabric. The other two fabric used to make this purse, including the red paisley fabric visible in the photo below, were purchased from a … [Read more...]
Recycle Jeans to Make a Denim Tote
I love totes...they come in handy for so many things from hauling stuff back and forth to the gym or office, to carrying things on trips in the car. Jimmie, who blogs at Jimmie's Collage, created one of the cutest denim totes from a pair of jeans she recycled. The adorable daisy flower trim totally stole my heart! Isn't it fabulous?! She … [Read more...]
Make a Reversible Denim Bag
Reversible bags and purses are so versatile, offering two different looks built into one bag. I love this reversible denim bag from Novita at the blog Very Purple Person. Such a great design with the handles incorporated right into the design. The fabric Novita chose for the non-denim side is great! Since denim can be kind of plain, go for a … [Read more...]
Transform Ill-Fitting Jeans Into a Fabulous Tote
What would you do with a pair of high-rise jeans that just never fit right and had a zipper that just might fly (pun intended) open at any time? Well if you're Pascale, the talented blogger behind the blog, Between The Lines, you would turn them into something wonderful and useful, a fabulous, lined, blue-jean tote. Pascale even added leather … [Read more...]
Reversible Denim Bag Made From Recycled Jeans
When Ali from the blog, SnipSnapHappy finally had to say goodbye to her most favorite pair of jeans, she couldn't totally part with them. As she said, "There was no way they were to be consigned to the bin, that would have been far too environmentally unsound and those jeans and me have been through far too much together to part company forever." … [Read more...]
