HOW TO – Make pants from a T-shirt
Who knew you could take a T-shirt and turn it into pants? This tutorial by LJ’s bakedinapie covers in depth all the steps to make comfy T-shirt material capri pants. Link.
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Mehndi henna design jeans
Katie says, “I thought these mehndi jeans were super fab and a great way to revamp those tired looking jeans. Super cool Idea. Who would have thought bleach could be so crafty.” Link.
DIY belts
From tootsie roll wrappers to soda can tops, DIY happy has a link list of some fun projects to make your own belts with a recycle twist. Link.
HOW TO – Make a kid’s bunny hat from an t-shirt
Luckybeans has the most adorable refashioning tutorial on how to make a bunny hat from a t-shirt. I like the added touch of the polka dot ribbons that contrast the stripes. Looks like a super quick and easy project. Link.
Homemade recycled bags + stenciled’
CRAFT Flickr photo pool member Mommy Peace made a few nice bags from recycled materials and stenciled them on up… – Link. Related: Recycled sweater bags – Link. POSCH – Reusable shopping bags – Link. Super Eggplant’s Tote Bags 101 – Link. Bags made from recycled skateboads – Link.
Wedding gown made from cream puffs
Adding this to the crafty/makery/wedding dress collection… – “Baker Valentyn Shtefano and his bride Viktoriya show off her wedding gown, which Shtefano made out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod in Aug. 27, 2006. The edible dress, made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing in at 20 pounds […]
Blue tarp Mardi Gras costume
CRAFT pool member Uproar posted up this fancy-smancy tarp dress! – “February 17, 2006. The outfit I designed for a charity fundraiser here in New Orleans to raise money for the America’s Wetland’s organization and other charities. Every garment in this fashion show and charity auction had to feature blue tarps as a prominent material!” […]
