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10 Upcycled T-Shirt Projects
Whether you just cleaned out your closet or totally cleaned up at the thrift store, it’s pretty easy to accumulate a bunch of old t-shirts with very little environmental impact. Some of those old t-shirts can be cute and campy to wear, but what about the ones that are just dated or maybe even have some stains or holes in them? Never fear! There are lots of fun ways you can repurpose old t-shirts. Check it.
Make a No-Sew T-Shirt Scarf!
Jersey, the stretchy fabric that you probably associate with t-shirts, is some pretty amazing stuff. If you’ve worked with jersey at all, you probably already know that the edges don’t fray when you cut them, which means you can leave things unhemmed without worrying about them unraveling. Fun! What you may not have known about jersey is that because of how it’s woven together, if you stretch strips of it that are cut along the grain of the fabric, your strips get long and curly, making them perfect for weaving projects and for no-sew projects like this t-shirt scarf.
An Upcycled Valentine: Plantable Pansy in a Newspaper Pot!
Although not the first story about starter pots, this one is just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Craft Recycled: Upcycled Lamp from a Wire Waste Basket
For folks who are into cross-stitch or weaving, the texture of a wire waste basket begs to be fancied up with stitched or woven fiber, and Poppytalk did an awesome job transforming a wire waste basket into a lamp! They used strips of fabric, but you could also use yarn or grouped strands of embroidery thread – this is a great project for busting that fiber stash.
10 Awesome Wine Cork Craft Projects
If you know me, you know I like a glass of red wine on a chilly winter evening. After quite a few chilly winter evenings, though, what I have is a big bowl full of wine corks. Don’t judge. Let’s get crafty instead!
