Denims reloaded

We often have to give away our favourite pair of jeans even though you didn't want to. Not any more.

How many times you had to part ways with your favourite pair of denims because it's torn or old? Rather than bearing the pain of parting with them you can now reuse them in various interesting ways. If your denims are old, torn or simply don't fit you, here are some creative alternative uses for them.

Lampshade: Bored of your lampshade? Just cut your denim into small pieces and stick them on the top of the lampshade. This way, you have a new lampshade in no time. Also, you could always make your own lampshade from scratch and use the denim patches for a cover.

Cushion covers: Cut the denim into small squares and stitch them together to form two big squares, enough to contain a cushion. Then, place the two big squares, one on top of the other, and stitch three sides. Attach a zipper on the unstitched side. You now have a funky patchwork denim cushion cover.

Multi-purpose holder: If you have a number of jeans that are being unused, this is probably the best thing to make. Snip the pockets off all the jeans and keep them aside. Cover a thick board with a fabric of your choice and stick the pockets on to the board with fabric glue. You could use this board as a pen holder in your room or put it up in the kitchen to hold your cutlery. Use it any way you like.

Coasters: This is probably the simplest to make. Cut an art board into squares. Now, cut denim into squares that are slightly bigger than your art board pieces. Stick the fabric on to the cardboard with fabric glue and wrap the edges over the sides of the squares. Your denim coasters are ready.

Wine bag: One of the collect way to reuse your denim. Here first place the wine bottle on the lower leg. Cut the leg off about 1 inch from the bottom of the bottle. And then stitch the cut opening. Remove the pocket from the seat of the jeans and trim around the back of the pocket so you are left with just one layer of fabric. On the backside of the pocket, apply a bead of fabric glue around the outer edge and glue to the wine bag from the bottom. Place the wine bottle in the bag. You can add a wine opener to the pocket and tie a ribbon around the neck of the bottle.