Jeans crafts with your own hands: interesting photo ideas and simple master classes of the old things

Denim is one of the most popular fabrics around the world. Jeans clothes are present in every family and when you already need to change them, you can not rush to throw away, but try to create an original craft with your own hands.

It is also possible to remake one piece of clothing for another, without much sewing skills. It is worth noting that denim is quite durable and hard-wearing material that goes well with many styles and colors.

What to make from jeans

Crafts from old jeans - one of the best options, how to give a second life to unwanted clothing. In principle, you can make an article on any subject, it is only worth allocating time, engage imagination and prepare all necessary materials.

This material allows you to make an original work both for the home and for the exhibition at school or kindergarten, because even a child can work with such material.

Top ideas for home decor

As a home interior decor, you can make such crafts from unnecessary jeans:

A photo frame or frame for a modern fabric picture;
floor mat;
soft pouffe;
basket for toys;
decorative pillow;
tablecloth or stand;
trays and baskets;
soft toys.

Also for home interiors, you can decorate with denim wall clocks, perform elements of decoration in the form of butterflies, birds on curtains, a cover for the remote control or glasses...

Top ideas for dacha decor

Original crafts from jeans with their own hands can be made to decorate the dacha, the site. Some of the most popular options are:

Decor of flower pots;
candlesticks;
a cape on the bench;
floor lamp;
a bag for the inventory;
mini flowerbed.

Decorating and accessory ideas

Denim fabric is an excellent basis for creating beautiful, stylish and original jewelry, various accessories. Among all the crafts in this group, the most prominent are:

hoops on the hair;
elastic bands and hairpins;
bracelets;
collars;
butterflies or ties;
earrings;
bags of various types;
a cover for an e-book or notepad.

Ideas from denim pockets

It is worth noting that quite unusual and interesting, and most importantly functional, you can make crafts from jeans pockets. The most popular ideas are:

kitchen apron;
table cloth;
a bottle cover with a pocket for a corkscrew;
organizer.

Hair hoop from jeans

A hoop is a stylish and fashionable accessory that is present in almost every girl. If there are old unnecessary things from denim in your closet, you can use them to make a fashionable headband. For this work should prepare:

denim fabric;
pencil;
ruler or centimeter;
scissors;
glue gun and glue sticks;
thread and needle;
large bead;
A plastic hoop for hair with a smooth surface.

Step-by-step plan of action:

Measure all the dimensions of the headband and transfer them to the fabric.
Cut the base out of fabric and carefully glue the plastic headband.
Draw a small daisy, then a slightly larger and an even larger one, and cut them out.
Stack the flower pieces on top of each other and secure them with thread at the core.
Carefully sew the flower to the side of the hoop.
In the center of the flower glue a bead.

If you want, the hoop can not be supplemented with a decorative element, or you can decorate it with beads, decorative stones, some other elements.

Denim photo frame

Photo frames are present in every home in different designs, and almost every interior will fit harmoniously frame decorated with denim. For the work you will need jeans, namely belt loops, a simple wooden photo frame, scissors, glue gun with rods, decorative stones.

Creating a craft out of old jeans, master class on a photo frame:

From the jeans carefully cut loops for the belt.
In the corner of the frame at an angle, glue the loop.
Repeating the previous step, fill the entire perimeter of the frame.
Glue decorative stones in a satisfactory order.

If you wish, you can use embroidery fragments, buttons, beads, buttons and other decorative elements instead of stones.

Storage box

It is very easy and simple to decorate a drawer with old jeans, but it will look much more interesting, and most importantly will fit nicely into the interior. In order to make this handicraft from jeans for the house you should prepare only a cardboard box, old jeans, ruler, scissors, tourniquet, pencil and glue gun with rods.

Detailed plan of action:

Take all measurements of the cardboard box and transfer them to the fabric.
Cut out all the pieces and glue them to the box.
Tie a knot around the joint lines, and make sure the glue sticks firmly in place.

If you want, you can cut out handles or make small holes and thread the braid through them. As an additional decoration, buttons, lace, metal rivets will work well. It is also possible to cover the inside of the box, too, with denim.

Magnets on the fridge

Magnets on the fridge from denim can be made in the form of some volumetric object or flat, it all depends on personal preferences. Pretty interesting denim magnets in the form of an owl, a heart, a Christmas tree, a cat...

To create a magnet in the form of a heart it is necessary to prepare: denim, a button, cotton, thread with a needle, a magnet, super glue, scissors, a pencil.

Step-by-step plan for creating a magnet:

On fabric, draw a heart of desired size and cut out.
Using the cut out heart, cut out another heart.
Place pieces face inwards and carefully sew around the edges, leaving a small hole.
Turn out the workpiece.
Fill the hole with absorbent cotton and sew the heart.
Sew on the button.
On the other side of the heart glue a magnet.

A stand for stationery

One of the simple options for creating a cup holder for pens and pencils with the help of jeans:

Prepare a paper towel sleeve.
Take a sheet of cardboard, and cut out a circle with a diameter equal to the diameter of the sleeve and glue it to one side of the sleeve.
Tape the cardboard piece with denim fabric.
If you want to decorate.

Very original looks cup holder for the stationery made of jeans decorated with zippers and locks, metal rivets.

A cup holder

The principle of creating a coaster for a cup is pretty simple and easy, you can also apply it to create a coaster for plates. To make this craft it is necessary to cut denim into narrow strips, about 1-2 cm.

Take one strip and very tightly wrap it in a circle, gluing each coil. If the diameter of the stand will be small, you should take another strip of denim, glue it to the free edge of the workpiece and also wrap it tightly, fixing it with glue. Repeat until the stand finds the desired diameter.

Jeans crafts - handicrafts that can act as a simple decoration, and be useful, functional in use in an apartment, home or cottage. Also with the help of jeans you can make unique jewelry and accessories that will give originality and emphasize the image.