Thrifty Thursday: Recycle Old Jeans

Blue jeans, or any kind of denim pants, are useable long after your teen grows out of them. Besides being a strong soft cloth that makes excellent car washing rags - guess what my oldest teen is doing today - jeans can be made into a variety of teen crafts. Here are few with step-by-step directions:

• Personalized Blue Jean Neck Pillow
• Fringed Pocket Purse Made with Jeans
• All Blue Jean Crafts

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