I love hearts. I have a couple of heart necklaces, several pairs of heart earrings, and a heart key chain until it broke recently. Better the key chain than my heart, right? ;) So when I came across this cute tutorial from The Pretty Life Anonymous showing how to heart-ify your jeans, I couldn't resist sharing it with you. Aren't they the … [Read more...]
Make a Denim Heart Bookmark
Rena at The Cheese Thief has come up with one of most adorable and practical ways to use all those scraps we often left over from our recycled denim projects. She uses her's to create darling heart bookmarks. These would be so perfect to include when giving someone a book as a gift or tucked down inside a teacher gift basket. They would even be … [Read more...]
Scrappy Denim Wreath
Wreaths are always a favorite project for crafting with repurposed denim. Phyllis who blogs at Grandparents Plus came up with a great wreath design that can be easily changed up for any occasion or holiday. You can see a few of the fun ways she changes her wreath for the occasion or holiday in the collage below. This recycled denim … [Read more...]
7 Recycled Denim Projects for Valentine’s Day
Happy Weekend! Valentine's Day is just a week away so I thought it would be fun to share all the previously featured recycled denim projects with a heart theme making them perfect for Valentine's Day. Thought Denim Do Over is just 4 months old, there have already been 7 projects featured with a ♥ theme. Here they are in no particular … [Read more...]
Heart-Shaped Potholders Made From Recycled Jeans
With Valentine's Day only two weeks away, how about a fun, you-can-use-everyday, Valentine's Day project! ♥ Kelley who blogs at Kelley's Highway, came across a Martha Stewart tutorial online for making heart-shaped potholders and got an awesome idea! She had a few denim skirts and jeans just waiting for a fun project. I bet you … [Read more...]
Jean Skirt With Heart Applique Design
Sometimes old jeans can be really worn or in Shauna's case, paint splattered, too. Time to toss them out, right? Not necessarily. Shauna who blogs at Shwin & Shwin gave her hubby's jeans a second look before tossing them and realized there was just enough good fabric left around the bottom to make a little skirt for their daughter. She … [Read more...]
Make a Denim Pincushion from Recycled Jeans
You know all those little pieces of denim and scrap fabrics we have left over after creating a denim project? Cyndee who blogs at Restyled Junk found a really cute way to put them to work. Using her left over denim, she made an adorable pin cushion using a heart fabric in a reverse applique technique. This would make such a cute gift idea to … [Read more...]
Denim Organizer: Great for Scissor Storage
Denim is a great fabric for use as an organizer since it's sturdy and super durable. Wendy who blogs at Handmade Harbour had some scrap fabric lying around, left over from other sewing projects. Included in her stack of fabric was some denim fabric with a cute star pattern. Wendy put all that left-over fabric to good use and created a hanging … [Read more...]
Sew a Denim Apron from Jeans
The minute I saw it, I fell in love with the sweet apron Kim made for her daughter using repurposed jean fabric. Kim, the publisher behind the blog, Mommy Knows, wrote a humorous tutorial sharing how she made this apron for her daughter, Georgia. It may or may not have involved Valium. ;) Haven't we all been there, knee-deep in a project that at … [Read more...]
Make Denim Hearts for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine's Day just barely more than a month away, I had to share these adorable hearts Becky who blogs at Art & Illumination made. They were featured in a recent issue of the magazine, Somerset Studio Gallery. Becky doesn't have a tutorial on her blog but with just a little sewing, you'll find these a lot of fun to make. To … [Read more...]
Denim Banner Made from Jean Pockets
When I saw this adorable denim pocket banner I couldn't wait to share with you here at Denim Do Over! Emma took jeans that were not in good enough shape to donate due to worn out knees and salvaged the pockets to create an adorable banner. Since the pockets on most of the jeans were a bit on the plain side, she added all kinds of cute … [Read more...]
Customize Your Jeans with a Decorative Heart Design
This denim project is a different "Do Over." Instead, of repurposing those old jeans, we're making them over and giving them a new look. Natalie at She Knows Beauty & Style decided to jazz up her regular jeans with a fun print. Can you guess what shape she chose? It's one of my faves! Hearts! You're not going to believe … [Read more...]
