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Twenty-five Things to Do With Old Jeans

wisebread.com — Recycling fabric is a powerful green living and cost saving strategy. Denim is one of the coolest fabrics to do it with. It ’s sturdy, gains character with age and can be acquired very inexpensively at yard sales or in your own “old clothes” closet. Some of the coolest ideas I’ve found?

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  • Matrixsta, on 10/10/2007, -1/+511. Give them to a clothing donation place and let them figure out 25 things to do with them.
    • AlexBellisBrown, on 10/10/2007, -2/+42. Just wear tatty jeans! All the rage nowadays!
    • hobonetweaver, on 10/10/2007, -0/+43. Repair them with iron-on patches until the pants become nothing but patches, and the patches themselves begin to wear out.
    • OMGWTFROFLMAOx2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6If you donate them to a Goodwill, you can get tax credit in return (ask them for a receipt). Sometimes giving does pay.
  • KevenM, on 10/15/2007, -2/+24Repackage it, and sell it at The Gap for $129 purporting it to be the latest thing in fashion.
    • bcasper1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8I'm surprised this article isn't called "25 Ways to Hack Your Old Jeans"
  • FameMoney, on 10/10/2007, -6/+21This stuff is for girls ..
    • turpenine, on 10/10/2007, -2/+890% of the ideas are not cool at all regardless of sex.
  • SpectralSounds, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9Look at this picture. Who in the hell would take the time to make such an eyesore, much less wear it?

    http://www.wisebread.com/files/fruganomics/u202/de ...

    You want to do something cool with your old jeans? Throw them away, or donate them to goodwill.
  • bightchee, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16If they haven't got holes you can manually inflate them and use them as a flotation device.
    (those years of Boy Scouts taught me things other than how to throw rocks at neighboring troops)
  • ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6Using denim for just about anything other than pants looks completely retarded.
  • tb421ny, on 10/10/2007, -5/+3This is idiotic, what ghetto wannabe farmer wrote this? 7. Pimp the heck out of them.
    • Aang, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1What the hell does farming have to do with this? I farm and ranch and wear work polos and nice jeans. It is a business, like any other. I dress better than the ***** at Best Buy and CompUSA.
  • driftin079, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14One word: jorts
  • stevo3131, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I can't believe that they forgot to mention turning them into jorts, the fashion staple in Florida.
  • nobody98, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5I thought wearing old jeans was now considered cool?
    • antoncox, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1It will always be ! Jeans are evergreen ;P .
    • GrabAss, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1consider me Miles Davis
    • da5id, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Not if they are authentically old. To be cool you gotta buy $200 new fake old jeans.
  • tastic, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Cat bedding and scratching material... but maybe mine are just weird.
  • DiggzDE, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Site down for me anyways.
  • t1m0j5, on 10/10/2007, -2/+81. collect jeans
    2. burn jeans
    3. dance around the fire
  • Danjak, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11this is proof that I'll click on anything once it makes it to the front page.
  • jenx, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Mirror anyone?
  • Taber38, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Mirror: http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:Nxe1mUQr43gJ:w ...

  • Devrdander, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2http://duggmirror.com/offbeat_news/Twenty_five_Thi ...
  • Ghoztt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Pot Holder!

    ;-)
    • Nicksname1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Not only is it an old jean pocket but its also a cool place to keep your weed!
  • funkytaco, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You can't get to heaven in old jeans.
  • hils, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I knew this was gonna be crap but clicked anyway.
  • DreKor, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6and now a word from the blog's author:

    About Myscha Theriault
    I am a self confirmed life hacker who has used frugal living and personal finance strategies to focus on early retirement, pursue personal business goals, and achieve debt free living.

    Translation:
    I have a weird name.
    I watch late night infomercials to gain a sense of self and wholeheartedly believe that mission statements make my life not only more focused but, also, more rewarding. My lack of income necessitates my compulsive reuse of clothing and incessant blogging from public libraries.
    • NicerThanYou, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Nice one! Ooh, ooh! Let me do you!

      How about "I have enough time to visit the blogger's site, read their profile, mock their name and lifestyle, and post it in digg comments because I'M JUST THAT AWESOME."
  • Slungsolow, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If you aren't making cutoffs with your old jeans, there is something wrong with you.
  • Nicksname1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2FTA:"Cool quilts."

    I think that is definition of oxymoron.
  • thcobbs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Where is "tie up your significant other for your birthday"?

    I mean.... errr.... yeah.
  • kelly86, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I make miniskirts out of mine.
    • thcobbs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3And we (men and lesbians) thank you verrry much.
  • dan222555, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3I'll throw my old jeans in the trash thank you.

    Hippies...
  • hppyfngy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1sheesh...
  • canuq, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Mirror: http://mirror.canuq.com/3566643/www.wisebread.com/ ...
  • plunkettt, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I made a beach umbrella bag out of the leg of one pair, and a little bag for sunscreen and such out of the upper half of another pair.
    Both are very rugged and easy to get sand out of.
    Best part: the pockets make for a great place to store beach tags.
    • DreKor, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I did the same thing with the legs to store camping air mattresses. But I'm not sure that slashing the leg off a pair of jeans with a box cutter counts as "making" something.
  • MightyTonto, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Ok its nice to think about the environment...but that coat...?! it looks like something Pat Sharpe would wear
  • hils, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Twenty-five Things to NOT Do With Old Jeans
  • da5id, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3The little iPod "iPocket" is SO cute!
  • ecidnac, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2This has reminded me yet again that I do not own a sewing machine.
  • daxsymbiont, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"..to do with Old Jesus". did anyone read tha?
  • carlsonboatie, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Like most people today actually have Time to make do with old jeans.
  • MattBD, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I remember hearing about 15 years ago that old jeans are used to make banknotes (at least, they are by the Bank of England). Whether they still use them for this I don't know.
    Unfortunately it's not really something you could do at home.
  • DocPop, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1The raw denim coffee cozies and beer cozies are for sale at http://docpopcrafts.com/ (as well as several other blue jean projects).

    BTW, my blog has moved to http://docpop.org/blog and I've recently updated it with some newer denim projects.
  • jamisonwalter, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1Should have been listed as 25 ways to be a goddamn hippie
  • MaidenFan2358, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Twenty-five Things to Do with your old Canadian Tuxedo is more like it.
  • mocharabbit, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I just turn my old jeans into house shorts. That purse looks freaking hideous. At least in my opinion. I wouldn't be caught dead with that thing. :(
  • JessXY, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Was that close-up of the zipper supposed to be erotic?
  • wassim2k, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I've never heard of a rice hot/cold pack until now.
  • KeepSwinging, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1that camera is a canon s1 is, i have the same one, it rocks
  • schalicto, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2I'd love to see Kevin and Alex rock some 40oz bottle cozies on Diggnation!
  • ximiei, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Check for brand goods. Fine? Add eggs, cheese and bacon to make a great Jsnack
  • robalesi, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1These are 25 of the most ugly creations I've ever seen. That "blue jeans table" looks like something that should be in John Wayne Gacy's house.
  • sophia269, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I never like jeans, don't why but always avoid jeans
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