There Is Still Time To Make a Personal Christmas Gift


by Bonita Anderson - Date: 2006-12-05 - Word Count: 274 Share This!

When it comes to gift giving whether it be for Christmas or otherwise, I always think of items I can make. Besides giving gifts of food I create things out of recycled clothing. Take denim jeans, instead of tossing them out when they get a little worn, I save them. I wash them. cut away the parts that are hopeless and salvage the good parts.

I cut strips from the good denim and sew them together and make log cabin design quilts. They are beautiful if there are many shades of denim. I cut the legs off the pants, sew the seat part shut, add a belt through the belt loops and you have a carryall for books, knitting supplies or just about anything. Sew pockets on the inside to hold cell phones, calculators or whatever.

I make place mats from denim pieces. I sew a pocket from a pair of jeans on one side to hold silverware. Pot holders are simple. I cut around a pocket on a pair of jeans the size that I want my pot holder to be. I leave the pocket open and sew a quilted piece onto the back. It sure is nice to have a pocket to keep your hand in while holding a hot pot.

I have sewn pillow covers from used denim material. It is already soft from being used and kids love them for their bedrooms especially if they already have one of my denim quilts. They will bring me some of their old denim clothing and ask if I will make something for them. I always tell them I will, but they must wait for Christmas.


Related Tags: christmas, gift, denim, pot holder, sew, placemats, book carriers

Everything I write about is from personal observation and life experiences. I love to cook and prepare foods in different ways. I like sharing my experiences about food and cooking. My website http://www.pothaven.com was created because of my interest in quality cookware and cooking. Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles

© The article above is copyrighted by it's author. You're allowed to distribute this work according to the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs license.
 

Recent articles in this category:



Most viewed articles in this category: