Trash to Treasure projects
You all know I love taking something old and turning it into something new. And, obviously, you share my love, or you wouldn’t be here {wink}! Over at Infarrantly Creative, I share how I took this old stained t-shirt and turned it into a skirt for my daughter. I got to have a little fun {…Read More…}
Can you tell I’ve been into t-shirt upcycling projects lately? Here’s another idea from Rebecca at Better Life Bags for turning those old tees and button downs into baby bibs. Rebecca says, “When my son was born, I had the biggest distaste for baby bibs. I hated how “babyish” they looked, yet I knew how {…Read More…}
After dreaming about t-shirt rugs (literally!), Jackie from Blessings Overflowing shares at The Happy Housewife how she finally devoted the time to making her own soft, shaggy recycled rug. Jackie made her rug by cutting her old shirts and pants into strips and then sewing them in rows on an old hand towel. Jackie suggests {…Read More…}
Here’s another great project that puts those old t-shirts to use – t-shirt weaving! This is an activity both you and your kids can enjoy this summer. What kid wouldn’t enjoy the chance to take a pair of scissors to clothes? Over at Alphamom, Ellen of The Long Thread will walk you through the simple {…Read More…}
Not a fan of disposable diapers? Well, there’s no reason to purchase new cloth diapers if you’ve got some old t-shirts hanging around (or a thrift store nearby). Just follow Natural Violet’s tutorial for turning t-shirts into pocket diapers. In addition to being extra friendly for the environment, these diapers are too darn cute! The {…Read More…}
I know we’ve all got about a million old t-shirts lurking in the corners of our drawers and closets. Why not upcycle them into a fun light cover like Jade from The Jaderbomb Blog? This project involves cutting the shirts into strips and then weaving them together with a hula hoop to create a cone-shaped {…Read More…}
As the weather warms up, it means it’ll soon be time to start breaking out the cute summery tops and tanks. What’s not so cute though is the visible bra strap that seems to put a damper on my tank top wearing excitement. PC from MeiJo’s Joy has a thrifty and eco-friendly solution that uses {…Read More…}
