HOW TO – Turn Old Clothes into a Reversible Purse (Video)
Here’s a direct link to ThreadBanger’s tutorial on Curbly that shows you how to take your old clothes, in this case 2 colorful tops, and make a cute reversible purse. Link.
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Crochet Keyboard Choker Necklace
Sarah points us to lizstaley’s cool crochet keyboard chocker necklaces on Craftster. Link.
Crochet Denim Bag
My Recycled Bags has a pattern on a fun crochet bag that you can make from strips of your old denim. [ via ] Link.
Sock Gloves Tutorial
Cat of Cut Out + Keep has a fun recycle project you can do when your socks get worn out at the bottom. With some clever cutting and simple sewing you can turn your stripy or patterned socks into cool fingerless gloves. Link.
Dress made from Ramen Packets
Splurch pointed us to Karina of Virginia who used 196 ramen packets to make this dress for her “Wearable Art” project. She also used chopsticks to make a bracelet and to embellish her hat. Link.
T-Shirt Hobo Tote Bag Tutorial
Take an old t-shirt and made this hobo-style tote bag by pfeffermint_ish on Craftster. I love the roomy interior and pocket. A stylish way to get rid of your old T-shirts! Link.
Green Messenger Bag
Mark Rutley writes: Seeing as how it’s close to Earth Day, I thought I’d send in some pics of the green messenger bag I made for my wife. The bag measures 14″ wide, but 13″ tall, by about 4″ deep. It’s made from 95% reused material. The 5% non-reused material was from some scrap webbing, […]
