Well here we are again, hopping around the internet. Don’t you just love all the great projects in this hop? I love the creativity, style and talent of everyone here. I went to Sweden today and I don’t even have a passport – I love the internet.
For my project, I was feeling a little nostalgic for high school. In the 70′s when I was in high school, the way you were a rebel was to ‘mark’ things. Especially your jeans. 1 – it annoyed the teachers, 2 – it was cool to your friends (who was wearing more ink) and 3 – pretty much drove your mom crazy!!!!!
So, a month ago I made a couple of wine totes and I had thought about making one of out denim to see how it would work out. So I started looking around for some denim and being cheap I saw the pile of blue jeans in the closet (long story short, I want to make a blue jean quilt out of my and my husbands old jeans as a keepsake for my son, or a cabin if we ever get one of those. Already have the kid…) and the wheels started turning.
I found a pair of my sons old jeans – wide legs that they wore in the 90′s and I started cutting. Then I grabbed some red fleece (like I would put any other color on the inside – really! – actually, I just couldn’t find any red flannel) and cut that to size. Then came the fun part – out came the sharpies. I had a great time doodling on this tote!!!! Brought back many, many memories of walking around with pen all over your hands because you touched the drawing before it dried – because it took days and days for it to dry if it ever did.
So here are my words for you to enjoy:
I turned the leg upside down and then cut a simple slit and sewed around it for the handles.
And for your Rock ‘n Rollers:
I hope you have as much fun hopping around the web as I had making this ‘wine’ tote!
Happy New Year to everyone!
Thank two lovely ladies Madame Samm and Linda who are our cheer leaders for this amazing blog hop.
Please continue on with the other ladies of the day:
Wednesday, January 16
- My Collection of Things (Jeni K.) <— you are here
- Quiltin’ Jenny (Jenny)
- Shade Tree Quilting (Judy C.)
- (Rosemary B.) at “that other blog”
- Pat Sloan, The Voice of Quilting (Pat. S.)
- Dachsies With Moxie (Agnes B.)
- Sew Many Yarns (Lyndsey M.)
- Tomorrows Treasures Today (Denise D.)
- The German Mom (Tina S.)
- Christa Quilts (Christa W.)
- Read, Quilt, Cook, Pray (Aletta D.)
- Sew We Quilt (Mdm. Samm)
I love finding new ways to recycle old jeans. Thanks for sharing!
Love your wine totes! Thank you for sharing.
I was born in ’52, so I was in high school in the 60′s. I recall the rebel in me started “marking” when I was about eight, although I called it “writing.” I was still a timid little rebel in 1960, when I started writing all over my rolled up, straight leg 5 pocket jeans, worn with the oversized boy’s shirt with the tail hanging out … only worn in summer or after school. At first I used chalk, the progressed to crayon, then ball point pens. I had quite forgotten. Thanks for bringing me back …
Pat
What a cool idea! Thanks for sharing.
Oooh I have never doodled on jeans, what a fun idea.
Spirit – great word! I doodled on everything when I was a teenager too – especially my jeans WHILE I wore them!! Sometimes the pen would be on your leg too so it was like it was a tattoo!
What a great idea!
Thanks for sharing.
hmmmm somehow I missed the craze of drawing on jeans in the ’70s…probably because back then my nose was in a book or I was riding horses. I do love repurposing denim…its so hard to say goodbye to a great pair of jeans isn’t it?!
Great use of old jeans. We used to write on ours too. Mom hated that.
Very cool indeed! Well done!
Great idea.
Great idea and the word “spirit” is fun.
Great projects…thanks for sharing.
and my dear what quilting project will this become..a bag, a leg warmer, a clutch, ?
great doodle
ohhh I get it…saw the slits..it is a tote…ok…lol
Cute cute cute! I love projects with old denim (I have a TON of it saved!). This is a fun one that could be done up in so many fun ways. Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant use of old jeans!
the totes are sew cool! thanks for sharing
What a fun tote! Your doodles made me smile… thank you for sharing
great upcyceling
Great use of old jeans! I remember writing (scribbling) on my old jeans, but then they were just thrown away. Great recycling project!
Oh, embroidered jeans….do those bring back memories! What fun.
What a clever wine tote! Thank you for sharing with us!!
Boy do I remember these denim days….Thanks for a blast from the past. we all need those occasionaly.
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Upcycled words rock!
Great idea!!!!
Great idea!
These are really cool. I love the doodling. your work is very neat and clear!
That is a great wine tote!
Thank you for sharing! This is really different and marvelous
So clever!! this has been great fun to be on the hop with everyone.
My day is also today!
Pat Sloan
“The Voice of Quilting”
http://blog.PatSloan.com
Does bring back memories! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
Terrific wine tote. Doodling on Jeans may have been after my high school years but it’s never too late to start. Thanks for the great ideas.
Memories – love your really unique totes. Thanks for sharing these with us. Judy C
being a child of the 70′s, lovin the denim – may need a patch to add to it:)
Very innovative ;D
Love your spirit!
Now just how cute are those!
Clever! I love wine totes. I even like to dress up(or down) my extra wine bottles that don’t fit in my wine rack. Denim ones would sure be cute in our Texas home. Thanks for sharing.
OMG- I remember marking jeans when I started junior high- the girl who sat right in front of me in first period math had everyone signing her jeans and then she would embroider the names in great colors- she wore them every week at least once!
This is such a great idea- brings back lots of memories from 1974!
Way cool!!! Wine bottle from denim, super idea. Thanks for sharing.
Hi!!! I love denim!!! Does bring back memories!!! Love the wine tote!!!
What a cute idea! Blessings, marlene
What a great idea, making wine totes. I especially like the idea of using Jean fabric. So much stronger. Thank you for sharing with us. (I need to make some of these)
That is such a clever idea and I love the writing. Yes it does bring back memories. We had uniform at school but our books, bags anything we could write our name, boyfriends, favourite group, used to be covered. Oh happy memories.
I remember marking stuff up, LOL! Jeans, folders, my desktop…..
Oh, I do remember those days of writing on our jeans. Wow…I hadn’t thought about that for years!
Your wine totes are fantastic! Very clever….
interesting..
what crack up! I was a child of the 60′s and life was all about being a rebel! great project!
Easy to make, and great repurposing a pair of jeans too. Great idea.
Back in my days I said COOL! Wonderful idea using jeans. I could not wear jeans until I was in high school and rebel…LOL Fun times….Thanks for sharing and love your tote. Judith, Texas
Fun idea, they look great!
hee hee hee, that brings back such memories! What a fab idea for a wine bag
That is so “cool baby”!
What a great idea! I have a friend that would love to have one! They are on year two of raising grapes for wine. I guess the grape vines have to produce three years before they are of the proper quality. We can’t wait to sample the first bottle!
Awesome idea!!!!
I made a denim quilt for my son years ago with denim from all the family members. It left with him when he finally moved out. It was SO heavy but held up to his roughness!!!
I also made a denim rag quilt which I still have and lay on teh couch cuz once again it’s heavy:) Thanks for the idea!
Fun idea, glad you shared!
How clever!!
Cute tote. I remember writing on the jeans too and sometimes I would embroider over the writing so it would stay there.
What a great way to re-purpose, I love those kind of projects.
lovely work!
Although a tad older than you I do remember doing this , it was my chance to be creative much to my mom’s dismay but I did it on my worst clothes not my best
Thanks for this great project and a walk down memory lane! I love your header ,that is awesome!!
thanks for sharing. I, too, remember the drawing on the pants!
Love your creativity,in using the old jeans to make your wine tote! I have also made wine totes before using old jeans,mine didn’t have handles tho. Love your idea for making the handles
Sweet! I love how you made your wine tote–very nostalgic! ;O)
Swell wine tote … what a great idea.
I’m STILL living in denim, but it’s true, I don’t cover my jeans with art and embroidery anymore… What a sweet flash back!
I still have my first KISS album – yes, an LP – and I was VERY impressed with your KISS doodle!!!
You made me smile. I love your jean bag. What a great idea to make a jean quilt some day.
I’ll have to try that I think it’s a great way to recycle those jeans
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Great project!
I too have been saving old denim. And I too wrote all over my jeans in the 70′s. And embroidered. And added patches. You have given me lots of ideas with this trip down memory lane. Thank you. And your wine totes came out great. Hmm Burgundy flannel for the red wine …
Wine cooler…great way to use old jeans.
Awesome! You are so clever! I also have a pile of jeans from my kids that someday will be a quilt. Love how you doodled your words. Thank you for sharing with us, great job!
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Love your wine bottle holder. What a great idea.
denise
In the 70′s we wrote on our jeans. Today it’s tattoos. Love the recycling idea!
Very nice. Thanks for your work in the fun hop!
such cute totes. What a fun idea. I too, have a pile of old jeans. I’ve already made one jean quilt…..hoping to make another soon
This is a fun idea! I have an old jean collection for a couple of projects. I’ll add this idea to the list.
Oh dear, I must be older than sin. When I finished high school we still had to wear skirts or dresses. In the 70′s, I was raising my kids. Boy did I miss out! Love your wine “skins”! I have made a denim quilt for my daughter. Lots of fun.
Those are probably the coolest wine totes I’ve ever seen! Well done!
Love your totes! A great way to reuse something.
Now that is a unique project. Love the re purposing iFdea.