How to Cut Jeans into Bermuda Shorts Upcycle DIY

How to Upcycle Jeans into Bermuda Shorts DIY I love upcycling things to make them last longer and keep them out of the landfill.   This is the perfect way to take old jeans, pants and even active wear yoga pants and turn them into Summer time shorts.   I love bermuda, board shorts or longer shorts in general...you can go shorter, but let me show you the BEST way to do the trick in just a couple of minutes!   This particular pair of pants is being sacrificed for several craft projects, stay tuned for more fun denim ideas. Okay, so a little backstory first.   In junior high, so like age 14,  I was over at a friends house. She was going to turn her pants into shorts.  She grabbed some crappy scissors and laid her pants flat on her bed.  She didn't think.   She just hacked the leg off her pants, about an inch or two away from the crotch seam.   She didn't measure. She just blundered and cut the other leg ...

Nativity Christmas Story Animal Costumes!

Nativity Christmas Story Animal Costumes! Great for a Christmas play or Halloween! These are great for last minute too! These are great for the Christmas story.  They are easy and simple to make. They would also work for Halloween Costumes! You will need one yard of fleece and a headband. I cut off about a 4" strip of the fleece to make the ears. I used fluffy white fabric for the floppy lamb ears. I wrapped the ears around the headbands and hot glued them in place. I also wrapped thread around them and tied them tight. They need the ears placed fairly low on the headband...try it on and see where they look best. The shirt just needs the fleece folded in half the long way and a very subtle "U" shape cut out of it on the fold. Because the sides are just open, these are a one size fits all! Small kiddos to large kiddos wore these in the church play. Then slip the head through and tie the waist with some twine. Add the ears for instant animal! ...

Upholstered Vintage Claw Foot Chair!

 Upholstered Vintage Claw Foot Chair!  This chair has been the bane of my existence for a couple years now. I bought it when we were still living in North Carolina for $5 at a yard sale. It sat in the garage like this for months. I acted excited about it...cuz I was...and removed all the nail head trim and disassembled the pieces. Then we moved to our current location...and it still sat in the garage. In order to relieve my husband of the troublesome chair...and to try to inspire myself to recover it... I put it in my craft room...and there it sat for months.  The problem was deciding how to go with the chair. After a couple years, I just decided to paint the legs and cover it in  some blue upholstery material I had on hand. When I actually did the project, it took an hour at best.  I just busted out my husbands carpet staple gun. It plugs in and kicks those staples in right where I need them! I just stretched the fabric over the cushions...