3 Ways to Turn Old T-Shirts Into Crafts
1. Preserve Good Memories by Framing Old T-shirts
If your favorite ragged old shirt commemorates a significant event in your life — whether it was a special gift from a loved one, reminds you of that last wild concert you attended or bears your alma mater’s logo — you can preserve those memories by framing it. Have it done professionally or, if you’re feeling crafty, do it yourself.
2. Recycle Your Old T-shirts as Wrapping Paper
Have you heard of wrapping gifts with the Sunday comics? Using an old T-shirt for the same purpose is a great way of recycling your favorite shirt that’s no longer wearable. Slit the shirt up one side all the way from the bottom up through the sleeve to the neck opening. Next, cut along the shoulder seam on the other side of the neck until you can open the T-shirt and lay it flat. Then wrap your present, taking care to position any logos or graphics on the T where they can be seen.
3. Hold a Quilting Bee With Recycled T-shirts
You can also upcycle old T-shirts into a patchwork quilt. Just cut equal-sized squares from the front and back of every shirt, making sure not to cut through any graphics, then piece them together…
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In the latest installment of the Twilight Saga, Eclipse, Bella Swans’ mother gave her, as a graduation gift, a quilt made with t-shirts from all the places/states she’s been to. I think it’s a pretty cool idea!