Jeans to Cover Plastic Planter Pot - No Sew

The other day, as I was driving in the alley to my garage, I came upon a trash bin that caught my eye.  (it was open) that had a pair of children’s stretch jeans. I went home grabbed some gloves with a shopping bag, in case I found anything else useful. You know the saying, something like “someone else’s trash to my treasure.” 

When I went home, I grabbed a couple of the plastic planter pots that I have. I then took the stretch jeans and cut 8 inches off of the legs. I slipped them over the plastic pots. I folded over the top onto itself barely covering over the top, and voilà!  Easy peasy! I probably could have decorated them so they wouldn’t look so plain, but then anything looked better than those plastic planter pots. They are so cute. I’m going to look for more stretchy jeans, since they are very easy to stretch over the plastic pots.

Stretch little childrens jeans

I cut 8 inches off the bottom leg.

From this to…

…this—in just a few minutes.

Old Fashioned Wall Hangings

A long while back, during the Christmas season, our credit card was compromised, and so I had to make handmade gifts instead of buying them. I just ran across them in a box recently, so I thought I would share them. I got into making ribbon roses. I mean I went wild and crazy making them! So now I have enough to last a lifetime. I would make them while in the waiting rooms of doctors offices, at night in bed; and when we would go on a trip to make the time go by. So, I have made a lot. And I mean A LOT! I use them when I’m making my mini art quilts. 

Here is one of them:

Supplies used:

Scrap of velvet for the background

cardboard (cut in a circle)

batting (to glue on top of the cardboard circle)

ribbon (to make ribbon roses, as well as to frame the picture)

lace (to go around the frame)

laminated picture

pins (to attach the pearl beads)

trim (around frame)

Handmade Yoga Knee Pads #2

Knee, back or head long pad 5 ½” x 24” 

Knee or heal pads 5” x 7” 

I’m feeling generous. So, someone will be receiving these as a  gift! Anyone out there do yoga?

I notice that there are some people in my yoga classes who either fold their yoga mats or use blankets for their knees.  I’ve made these before and bring them to class. Sometimes, I will go over and let someone try these out if I notice them having some trouble with their knees, or I hear them tell the instructor before class that their knees are bothering them. Luckily, I don’t have that problem—yet.

These are so easy to make. So far I’ve used cotton fabric with cut up yoga mats inside. The next ones I make, I think I will try other things inside, like quilted muslin stuffed with thick plush batting or fabric scraps.

(See MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013

“Yoga Accessories: Small & Long Yoga Pads” for the first yoga pads I made.

Theses don’t just have to be used for knee pads. I will use them for the soles of my feet when my feet have to be on the hardwood floor. I will also use them to cushion my head when we do a pose where we stand with out feet spread apart, then bend down and sometimes my head can touch the floor! Or they can be used as a pillow.

Theses don’t just have to be used for knee pads. I will use them for the soles of my feet when my feet have to be on the hardwood floor. I will also use them to cushion my head when we do a pose where we stand with out feet spread apart, then bend down and sometimes my head can touch the floor! Or they can be used as a pillow.

The small pads are made envelope style. The mat can also be taken out to was the cover

Here is the cut-up mat that goes inside the envelope cover

This is how it looks when the cut-up mat is inserted

On this long mat, I sewed one end and tucked the other end, it can be taken out for washing

Pretty cotton fabric from JoAnns

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