5.03.2010

Upcycled bluejean baby book!

Does anyone else have a stash of jeans you can't wear anymore?  I have had a stash for quite some time--I always wear my jeans out in exactly the same place--the buttocks.  Yep--it's true.  I get these little holes that start around the back pockets and then grow.  I am proud to say they they still would fit me, but I can't run around with holes around the back pockets.  Maybe some people think that's cool, but it is not a good look for me.  Ha.

So, what is a girl to do with these sad, unused, and abused jeans?  Upcycle them, of course!  I thought it may be neat to make a busy book for church, and found this fabulous example of exactly what I wanted to make.  Well, exactly what I wanted to make with some modifications, naturally.  I cut all of the "picture" pieces out of felt and other notions and hand stitched all of the pieces onto the denim.  Where I used a template, I included a link below for your reference.

Here is our new quiet church book:

The cover--"E" is for Elliott, of course.


The flower stem is green ric-rac and the pieces are all made from felt.  I also added interesting textures by using buttons for the owls' eyes and a button for the center of the flower.  I love those owls.  You can get the owl template here.


These two are my favorites.  I am planning a watermelon themed first birthday party for Elliott and so watermelons are on the brain!  The seeds are teeny black seed beads, and the rind is again, green ric-rac.  The westie outline is from SewAmazin with my own little embroidery to make it more like our westie, Brian.



This flower is made of ribbon on a shiny background with, again, buttons and green ric-rac.  I am so in love with this little hedgehog!  You can get the template at Megity's Handmade.  His little nose and eye are black seed beads.  Oh he's precious!

I showed this book to Elliott and in true baby fashion, she took a good look at each page and then threw it across the room.  Sheesh.

4 comments:

  1. Well, you gave me a good laugh tonight (and I needed one). I totally see her throwing the book. However, it is the most adorable project and you did an amazing job. You constantly amaze me.

    PS. I love the little hedgehog

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  2. I was just telling my son tonight what an amazing, creative wife he has! (and I hadn't even seen the book yet) great job! Can I suggest somewhere on it you date it. One day, your great granddaughter will be enjoying it.

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  3. This is such a cute and creative project! I'm so impressed and honored that my simple little Westie design is included. Thanks so much for the link back to SewAmazin.

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  4. I'm late coming to the party but man! This is a step up from the baby burp cloths I usually do and way less time than a nice baby quilt and I can bust through my stash (tiny bits of hoarded fur, sparkly stuff, canvas) why did I not see this before? :). I'm so excited, you could even insert bells or crinkly paper in between the fabric though you'd no longer have a quiet book

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