Recycling is a great way to support green living as well as making use of things to the best of its ability. Denim is the coolest fabric that can be recycled in hundreds of ways. 

Life of a pair of jeans doesn’t end even when the holes starts appearing on it. You will get immense satisfaction by making an absolutely new item out of completely reused material. All it will take is little creativity and know-how.

So don’t discard your old jeans. You can make hosts of things out of it such as purses, handbags, shopping bags, pot holders, kitchen accessories, quilts, storage sleeves and many more things.

Not only this, if you have a pair of jeans that is in good condition, you can donate it also. There are some organizations and stores which collect them and distribute amongst the less fortunate. You can easily find their address by browsing the internet.

Wonderful Ways To Recycle Your Old Denim Jeans

Purse or Handbag

You don’t need to have great sewing skill for making a purse or bag from an old jeans. Different styles of bags and purses can be made from a worn out jeans. For your teenage daughter, you can simply prepare a hip length bag working together and craft it nicely. She will love to use it. Size of the bag you want to make will depend upon the size of the jeans you are using.

For teen girls, smaller waist jeans will do. Cut off the jeans straight below the hips. Sew the bottom with a strong thread. Sew denim strips for making handles or straps.

Use Velcro, zip or buttons according to your choice for closing the bag. Use your creativity to decorate the bag with fabric painting, embellishment and other craft materials like glass etc. In the same way you can make grocery bag as well.

Quilt

If you have a number of old jeans, you can prepare a nice denim quilt, perfect for carrying to beach, picnic or some outdoor program. Cut same size square pieces of various shades, & sew them together with a colorful thread. Use belt loops, pockets buttons of the jeans to add a fun look to the quit. You can use denim quilt as rugs for kid’s room also.

Photo Credit: Patchwork-and-quilting.com

Skirt

Flared jeans can be easily turned into long skirts. All you have to do is take out the seam of the legs. Now sew the overlapping seam from both sides. Keep the desired length you want.

Kitchen Accessories

Recycle your jeans for placing hot pans or pots. Pot holder can be made easily by cutting jeans in square or rectangle pieces of same size. Sew two pieces of same size and shape placing one on top of the other. Use them for taking out steaming vegetable and pies from oven.

Photo Credit: Cutoutandkeep.net

Wall Hanging

Jeans wall hanging and hanging bags are very useful for storing small items. Use ribbons, lace or stickers to decorate them. Simple wall bag will turn into decorative stuff.

Photo Credit: Fiskarscraft.typepad.com

File Cover or Book Cover

Make book cover by opening the seam of one side of the legs of the jeans. Cut it larger than the size of the book. Fold the extra material inside. Use tape or glue to secure it.

Storage Bags

Simply cut the jeans’ legs, and sew one end. Store anything like plastic bags for future use, or rice or cereals, anything you want. Don’t just throw away jeans only because it’s out of style or it no longer fits you or it has a ketchup stain. Consider recycling it using your imagination and craft ideas. Recycling will not only save money but you will contribute to green environment.