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Old Jeans Out, Denim Flowers In Journal

June 21, 2012 by Holly Gagnon 16 Comments

I’ve finally recovered a composition book and I’m not really sure why it took me so long to try this idea.  This must be the most simple and inexpensive personalized gift you can give to a teacher, a student or really anyone in general…I’d like to have one for myself!My daughter gave this notebook to her teacher when she graduated from preschool.

 

Denim Flower Altered Notebook

Flowers made from Old Jeans

I made the rolled denim flowers out of a pair of my son’s old jeans, added pearls in the middle and then used a font cut from Birthday Cakes .
Now that the Fall/Winter season is over, I’ve recently came into a lot of denim.  Let me tell you why…
My son has many pairs of ragged out jeans, not out-grown jeans,  just plain worn out jeans.   He seems to blow out the knees on every pair of  jeans he owns, especially the right knee.  I’m still not quite sure how he manages to do this and since I don’t sew (Ack!),  there’s no way I’m attempting to sew in any sort of knee patch.
Instead, I’ve just decided when he’s reached the trash picker look and I can no longer allow him out in public with gaping holes in his knees…..the denim is getting retired to my craft room.

Anyways, thanks to my son, the denim pile is stacking up so get to craft.   I heart denim!

Thanks for looking.
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Comments

  1. Jill says

    June 21, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    Holly, this is simply darling! I absolutely LOVE it! Thanks for linking it up! Smiles, Jill

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  2. Jill says

    June 21, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Ps…I love your new pages at the top! They look GREAT! Smiles, Jill

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  3. AJ Scrapbooking and Cards says

    June 21, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    Wow I love your flowers. Such a great idea. Visiting form Jaihart. 🙂

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  4. Sunshine HoneyBee says

    June 22, 2012 at 1:13 am

    Like the use of the blue jeans. I’ve been using hubby’s old blue jeans to cut the pockets out and other pieces of fabric & remove the buttons. Not made flowers with bj material so I may have to give that a try.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

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  5. Sarah says

    June 22, 2012 at 2:46 am

    So cute! I really like the denim flowers!

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  6. Katelyn says

    June 22, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    Really cute idea! Love the font you used (:

    Katelyn

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  7. Teresa Jaye says

    June 22, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    wow Holly – this is adorable! That paper is really cute and I just love your denim flowers!

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  8. Jillian says

    June 22, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    I absolutely love this!

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  9. Shawnee says

    June 22, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    I love the paper you used at cute flowers. Thank you for joining us at CardzTV Stamps Challenge.

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  10. Rosie says

    June 22, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    super cute idea!!!

    rosiemini@gmail.com
    http://www.scraplovingminis.blogspot.com

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  11. girlia says

    June 23, 2012 at 12:08 am

    This book is decorated so adorably. Thanks for joining us this week at CTVS for our anything goes challenge.

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  12. Sharon says

    June 23, 2012 at 2:02 am

    What a fabulous notebook! Love the flowered paper and those great blue jean flowers!! Thank you so very much for joining our Cardz TV Stamps ‘Anything Goes’ challenge!!!! 🙂

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  13. CraftyJAR says

    June 23, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    Love the personalized book and the blue jeans flowers are just a great idea. I don’t know how they wear out the knees on their jeans, my son does it too so now I have to go rummage through the bottom of his closets for the some old jeans. Thanks for the idea.
    Judy

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  14. julie says

    June 24, 2012 at 6:36 am

    That’s cute and what a idea to make flower out of old jeans. Thanks for shareing, God bless you and yours.

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  15. Anita Scroggins says

    June 29, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    this is a great way to reuse those old jeans!! Thanks for playing along with us at Frosted Designs!!

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  16. Jen & Laryssa @ Blissful 55 says

    July 6, 2012 at 3:57 am

    Love it! The denim flowers are fantastic! Thanks for linking up! Make sure to link up at the new party!

    Jen

    Reply

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