When I was a little girl, my mom used to make bags for us out of old jeans. When she came to visit, she saw all of the jeans that my kids could no longer wear and came up with the brilliant idea of turning a few of them them into purses. So, rather than a big bag made from adult sized jeans, she made little purses out of kid sized jeans. My daughter helped out and here are a few of the purses that they made!
I know that this next purse is not made from jeans, but my mom made this super cute purse from a pair of my daughter’s old shorts! It turned out SOOOOO cute! I am convinced that it could be sold in a store somewhere!!!
Anyhow, to make the purses, all she did was cut the jeans off in the crotch area and stitch the bottom closed. Use the leg of the jeans/shorts to cut a handle for the purse and stitch it on. You can add a closure or velcro to the top if you want the purse to close. You can jazz up the bag a bit by adding ribbon in the belt loops!
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Mozi Esme
Very cute!
Mozi Esme
Very cute!
Rusheika
I love this idea!! I already have my eye on some shorts that are getting too small for Eden!
Tabitha
I used to do this when I was younger. We also made backpacks too. May I share your pictures in my homeschooling yahoo group? I am in charge of sewing and cooking classes. I would love to show the ladies and girls what I am planning to do so they can save their old jeans and shorts.
Thanks so very much,
Tabitha
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Anonymous
Sigh. I wish I could sew.
Mama Jenn
squishyEO3 ~ My daughter is in the process of trying to make some money to buy a toy that she wants and she decided to sell a few of the purses that she made. Perhaps I should start her on her own little business adventure too!! When I was a kid I was always trying to make and sell something! I was quite the little entrepreneur back then!
squishyE03
These are awesome. My mom did the same thing. I had a school bag that all the girls wanted. I finally gave it up in Highschool after using it for 3 years in middle school and the girl I gave it to used it all 4 years of high school. it was very popular! LOL I had forgotten how easy it was to make. my sister in law asked my mother in law to make her one out of her boy’s jeans. I am actually thinking of making them and selling them around here. I hear alot of girls want them now that she has a purse. thanks for the idea of using the shorts. Thats just ADORABLE! I may have my daughter’s help and give them their own homeschool business.
Ticia
I did that with my old jeans, and love it as a purse. My husband doesn’t like it, but I kind of figure he can live with it.
Turned out super cute.
Orlandrea
Absolutely toooooo cute!!! Oh my goodness I have to try this with my daughter’s jeans and shorts. They would be great bags for her and I both! That is an awesome gift to give to her YaYa (grandmother)and TiTi (aunt) for gifts also. This was a great great great idea. I can’t wait to try it. LOL (Can you tell I’m excited about it? LOL)