We know how hard it is to part with that trusty pair of jeans, now you don’t have to. This time we’re going to show you how to make a lunch bag from your old jeans.
Now, we’ve shown you how to make a potli bag out of an old tee; with a few tweaks you can make a trendy lunch bag.
All you need is:
Old jeans
Needle and thread
Scissors
Ribbon or drawstring
Appliqué, buttons or sequins
Step 1
Cut out the leg of the jeans to the size of your liking (12 – 15 inches). We suggest that you choose a wide leg or a boot cut style of jeans.
Step 2
Cut another piece of your denims about ½ inches larger than the leg’s circumference. Now sew this piece to the bottom of the leg thus forming the base of your bag.
Step 3
Fold & sew the top of the bag about 1-2 inches wide. Using a safety pin guide the ribbon or drawstring through the loop and knot the ends.
Your sturdy lunch bag is ready! Now for the fun part, embellish your bag with patchwork, badges, or you can even paint on it.
Stir up interest at school or the office with your funky lunch bag!
The tiny potli saves the day! Organize you’re your loose change and keep the coin clutter away. Here’s a simple way to create a tiny potli out of your old tee.
You’ll need:
Old tee of your choice
Small plate or any circular shape
Ribbon
Appliqué, Sequence, Buttons or Paint
Needle and Thread
Safety pin
Paint brush
Step 1:
Using the plate trace a circle on the inside of the tee. Now cut along the marking.
Step 2:
Leave about 1 inch off, cut tiny slits along the edges of the cloth. Stitch around these slits to strengthen the potli.
Step 3:
Hem the edges around the cloth.
Step 4:
Using a safety pin, treadle the ribbon in and out of the loops till both ends meet. Select your desired length (you can keep it long or short) and cut of the excess. Now, holding the ends of the ribbon together and push the cloth to the opposite side and tie the ends ribbon in a bow.
Your basic tiny tee potli is ready!
Time for the fun part! Get creative and go wild and sew on sequence, appliqué, buttons or you can even paint on your potli.
If you don’t want to use a ribbon to tie your potli, you can make radical rope from the rest of your old tee.
All you need to do is cut out different strips from your old tees and get creative with the braiding and twisting. The length can be long or short depending on your preference.
So gather your coins or jewelry in your tiny tee potli and clear the clutter.
Scrunchie junkie? We’re gonna help you feed your addiction cause you can never have enough of scrunchies.
It’s easy peasy, all you’ll need is:
Old tees in different colours and prints
Scissors
Elastic
Needle and thread
Safety pin
Step 1:
Cut out rectangular strips from your old tee. Depending on what you prefer, you can make it as long and as wide as you like.
Step 2:
Fold the width of about half an inch on both edges and sew each end. Then fold the strip in half, inside out.
Step 3:
Stitch along the length of the cloth. You’ll now have a cloth tube.
Step 4:
Turn the tube right side out and run the elastic through the tube. Use the safety pin to treadle the elastic.
Step 5:
Depending on how tight you like your scrunchie pull both ends of the elastic together and sew. Cut of the excess.
Step 6:
Join the edges of the cloth and stitch around overlapping each other.
Your scrunchie is now ready to hold up your hair. Go crazy and make more of these easy peasy colourful scrinchies. Wear a super cool one every day!
