to old ratty jeans! I mean really we all want to extend the life of our kids clothes, right!?!!? They wear them out so fast, especially when we are buying them half worn out already! 🙂 tehehehe.
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Today what we did was take a pair of old jeans, and cut them off….
Pretty easy, of course…..But I have issures with things being straight. So, we used the good old rotary cutter and mat for a more precise line!
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The next thing we did, was fold the end of the shorts up. Yes, I said UP….here let me show you.
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See, it is gonna make a cute edge at the bottom with a minimal amount of work. (My favorite!!)
Then you pick out the kind of trim you want to use. My crazy girl picked this mini dingle-ball stuff we have in the shop, and I think it turned out darling.
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Next of course, measure your trim…..cut it and get ready to sew it on!!
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Slip the jeans through the throat of your machine, and we just zig-zag stitched around the whole thing. Rinse and repeat. (uh, skip the rinse part) WHat I mean is, do the same thing to both legs. 🙂
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Badd-A-bing. You are done. The only other step now, is to have your child try them on!
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Now you have one project complete, a happy child and many more ideas of repurposing old clothes running through your head! 🙂
I am SO loving these pink dingle-balls (we have then in white too) that I want to give some away! Mention this blog with your order today and I will throw some (a yard) in your package. (and if you have already ordered just email me…chances are I can still throw some in!)
Hope you are all having a great day, and WHY not!?!?!? It’s Friday!
I love Fridays!