Two of my recent craft projects have been copies of ideas I have seen repeatedly on various blogs and on pinterest. However, I did one thing slightly differently than the ideas I have seen, which is why I am sharing them here! When my projects needed fabric, I repurposed old clothes.
The first project is a jewelry display. When you search jewelry display on pinterest, many similar ideas appear, such as:
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I decided to make my own when I spray painted a 25 cent garage sale picture frame and could not get the glass back into the frame. What makes my project unique is that I decided to use an old sweater as the fabric backing of my display. This sweater even has sentimental value because Dave gave it to me as a gift. I wore it until it had holes. And now it hangs on the wall!
![IMG_7746[2]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zuymo17W9Bc/Wqfixiz0PRI/AAAAAAABsAI/1EisKTatrSsNrlnOqEe00QAd36CQRFuRgCHMYCw/IMG_7746%255B2%255D_thumb "IMG_7746[2]")
This is the frame with the sweater cut to size and glued in.
The back is a bit of a mess, but it doesn’t matter!
![IMG_7747[2]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YJgZycaeIr0/WqfiyosZOcI/AAAAAAABsAQ/RCvrwserxv0mcLrvWWGgfPFqY52n-EfZwCHMYCw/IMG_7747%255B2%255D_thumb "IMG_7747[2]")
I used cup hooks and pushed them into the top of the frame.
![IMG_7748[2]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aX4GVGJHmxc/Wqfiz0ECV1I/AAAAAAABsAY/Qa-J0ZNA96gnAUdHR0idLWZ8basYCUOXACHMYCw/IMG_7748%255B2%255D_thumb "IMG_7748[2]")
Here it is, on the wall, with necklaces!
The second project that I completed is a fabric covered bulletin board. Again, this idea can be found on pinterest:
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I decided to use thumb tacks instead of upholstery nails, and for my fabric I used a skirt that I no longer wear!
Before
![IMG_7797[2]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-galGEtwLiMU/Wqfi3QZRMOI/AAAAAAABsAw/ENLTBCv5C4QHwgaRzohSbcFZvtOkZHfpQCHMYCw/IMG_7797%255B2%255D_thumb "IMG_7797[2]")
![IMG_7798[2]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sUxKFaX0mfE/Wqfi37wAKvI/AAAAAAABsA0/rj1-SuntzyENkOaOWe32YxUQ2LqwrHQuQCHMYCw/IMG_7798%255B2%255D_thumb "IMG_7798[2]")
Ta Da!
Have you ever upcycled old clothing?
