Great Uses Of Those Denim Jeans to Decorate For The Home

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I love denim. When our local thrift store has bag sales, I buy a garbage bag of denim jeans for $2.00. I use them for so many projects, from quilts to slip covers. Denim is just the best! Have you noticed that everyone loves denim for teens to adults and even toddlers? When my husband and I got married, we did not have any money. We cut a tree for Christmas and we had no tree skirt. It did not matter because we had a tree and we had each other. I always wanted a tree skirt though. They were just so expensive and I could not see paying that much money. I used some Chrismas material thrown under the tree for a couple year and then I decided that I wanted a tree skirt and I was going to have one. So I decided that I would make a denim one. I loved denim and I had some old jeans and I went to work making one. When It was finished, I loved it. This is a great way to make a denim Christmas Tree Skirt and the same materials are used to make a Ornament and card holder. Did I mention, it is never too soon to think of Christmas? It is time to begin those project to insure that they will be ready on time, thus reducing stress at Holiday time. Here are the directions. The tree Skirt looks great when completed. One of the great things about this tree skirt is that it will stay put, unlike those lighter fabric tree skirts. I am a firm believer that homemade is always better. Tree Skirt Cut legs off four pairs of jeans, 24" to 30" or desired length up from bottom. Cut inside seam open on each leg. On a large work surface, lay pieces out in a circle with hemmed edge of jeans at center. Fold under one cut edge of inseam and glue to next leg on top of cut edge using Super Fabric Textile Adhesive. Glue at a slight angle, making top narrower than bottom. Continue until there is one seam left. Do not glue together, only glue the edges under. Opening allows it to go around tree. Cut off the waistbands, cut very close to bands. If belt loops are below edge, cut around them and glue under edge. Unbutton and lay along lower edge of skirt, with button at point. Miter, if necessary. Put button through buttonhole of next band. Trim as needed or till it looks like you want it to. Glue bands in place. Cut fabric patches with pinking scissors. Iron on Fashion Designs if you like, following package directions. I did not use commercial patches. I used cookie cutters to cut out felt stars and such them I glued those on and later sewed them. I did not sew them till I was sure I had them where I wanted them at the end of the project. Brush Fast Grab Tacky Glue onto back of patches. Place around skirt 4" up from bottom. Fold top edge under. Glue in place. Thread wide ribbon through belt loops. Glue in place, leaving all buttons showing. Add Crystals or anything you would like on area above waistband and to patches as desired. ============================== Ornaments and Gift Card Holder Cut back and small coin pockets off jeans. Iron Fashion Designs and Crystals onto front of pockets, if desired, glue a fabric patch on before applying using Super Fabric Textile Adhesive Card Holder Glue a coin pocket to cardstock, using Fast Grab Tacky Glue. Glue ribbon to hang. The pocket is perfect size to hold a gift card. Add Crystals to paper corners. Ornament Cut out button fly area of jeans. Glue at top of pocket. Glue ribbon to outer buttons to hang on tree.