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Jean Seam Christmas Garland

November 21, 2014 by Cyndee 2 Comments

Jean Seam Christmas Garland

Another project after cleaning out a drawer.

I’ve used jean seams in a number of projects, I’ve even made seam garland for everyday decor, but my stash of jean seams and a jar of Christmas light bulbs had the wheels turning in my head for Christmas garland.

The garland itself is made just like the red and green construction paper chain garlands you made in elementary school. Each link was secured with hot glue.

I attached jute to the bulbs and simply tied them to the chain links.

Enjoy!

Snowman Jean Pockets

November 20, 2014 by Cyndee 7 Comments

Snowman Jean Pockets

I seem to be seeing snowmen everywhere.

Since I’m nearing the end of my craft show crafting for this year I’ve been digging through boxes and drawers for quick inspiration. With one more show, I really don’t need to make a lot of anything. Actually my husband would say I don’t need to make anything else because our inventory is always overflowing. 😉 That hasn’t stopped me from emptying a few drawers though…and that’s a good thing. Purging by way of projects makes me happy!

I found 13 jean pockets I had been holding on to. Normally I would wait until I had more to craft a project, but for now these were perfect.

Snowmen are so easy to paint.

I whipped these up while watching a movie. Hallmark has lots of Christmas movies.

The handles are strips of ripped fabric that I threaded through little holes. The holes were made using my Crop-A-Dile, but you could use scissors or a fat nail.

They looked a bit plain until I added a few bits of pine greenery and a candy cane.

I think they would be awesome as a small gift or favor bag.

They would also look cute hanging on a tree.

Enjoy!

More Snowman Inspiration!

Craft a Jean Seam Wreath-Tutorial

March 17, 2013 by Cyndee 16 Comments

When you craft, don’t you just hate to throw away even the tiniest scrap? I decided to use my considerable scrap pile of jeans to craft a jean seam wreath. Since the seams are harder and thicker than the fabric of the jeans, using them in sewing projects is next to impossible. A project using a hot glue gun was my easy answer.

I cut all the flat-fell seams and hems from my jean scraps. The flat-fell seams are usually the inseam of jeans. They are the easily identified seam that has two parallel top stitching lines. Be prepared to cut a lot of them.

Each seam was then cut long enough to wrap around the thickness of a foam wreath. I hot glued them around the wreath, mixing the colors and shades for random design.

Ouchie Tip: To prevent burned or blistered fingers, keep a bowl of ice water nearby to dip your fingers in if they get hot glue on them…not that that has ever happened to me. 😉

The flowers were made from jean hems. Each one was cut 6 inches long, rolled up and hot glued to hold the shape.

The flowers were hot glued to the wreath.

A variation of this project can be achieved with fewer jeans or their scraps. Simply cut the denim in 1/2-inch-wide strips. Attach them in the same way as the seams and the hems.

Enjoy!

More Wreath Inspiration!