recycled gifts and crafts

she_grinch

mary43 wrote: »

What with hospital and everything I'm all behind myself with stuff to do. Having a rummage yesterday I found a woolly hat with a tassel on, sort of ethic typy colours............what can I turn that into ? I can use the tassell on a key ring but don't want to waste the rest of it.

You could always use it as a hanging basket liner

QueenBee

mary43 wrote: »

What with hospital and everything I'm all behind myself with stuff to do. Having a rummage yesterday I found a woolly hat with a tassel on, sort of ethic typy colours............what can I turn that into ? I can use the tassell on a key ring but don't want to waste the rest of it.

How about a bag / pouch?

mary43

Thanks for the ideas
Like the tea cosy idea but there's only one seam so I'ma bit worried about how I'd make a hole for the spout without wrecking it.

Hanging basket idea would be ideal indoors but we don't have any
The ones we have outside will be full of tomatos and it seems to nice to be out in all weathers.

Bag or pouch...........might have a go at that. Still got an old cardigan to make a bag out of so I'll put it in that 'project' pile.............lol

cazzybob

I once saw door stops made out of old wooly hats.One upside down on the bottom, and then one on top , with buttons and felt sewn on to make a face ( if for kiddies bedroom doors etc). Obviously stuffed and sewn together.

mary43

Just had another closer inspection of the hat......it's more like fleece with knitted patten on and I think I'll turn it into a 'mug cosy'..............just involved undoing one seam and creating another and shortening it -the tassle will be a key ring ...........two pressies for one:j

mary-op

Just an update on my mug cost made from the hat - bit fiddly but it worked :j Just so my son knows what it is I've cut out a mug shape and put it round it and popped a tea bag inside.........:rotfl:

Still on the 'recycling' I've turned mazyonaisse jars into jars of snowballs (ones got bath bombs in it the others having marshmallows nearer christmas), pringle tube is now a snowman covered in white felt complete with face and a sock for the hat............just need to find something for a scarf.
Coffee mate jar was already white so just popped eyes nose hat and ribbon for scarf
Horlicks jar was a bit stubby so thats just a snowmans head.

Latest 'make' is a dish with some pebbles in (think I saw it on here but not sure)...........bigger pebble has eyes and a guitar (son plays guitar and is music mad!) Just need to work out how to put 'Neil Rocks' on it........the dish is a bit to roughly shaped to stick letters on so any ideas ?

mary-op

Just bumping this up - there's some good mse ideas here:j
Didn't want the thread to get lost

Sexy_Em

Heath84 wrote: »

I thought this was quite cute!!
http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=1165
Doubt I would use it though!

Wow this is seriously awesome!!
If only I had time to do one for all the girls this xmas!

mary-op

Just bumping this up as there's some really good mse ideas on it:j

jollymummy

I made this funny reindeer for DS (4) from one of his baby fleeces I also use old jeans and recycled fabric to make bags, brooches and pincushions.