Jenny Sigler — School Gear and Fashion Accessories from Thrift Store Jeans

Author: Tracy Sigler | Posted: August 7th, 2007 | | Tags: , , , | 5 Comments »

Jenny Sigler -- School Gear and Fashion Accessories from Thrift Store Jeans

Looking back, I get the feeling that more folks had the D-I-Y spirit in the 1970s than in any period since. Even as kids my friends and I were customizing our bikes. You know, choppers with homemade forks, swapping parts from other bikes, etc. Other than the lowrider crowd I can’t think I’ve seen a kid do that since then. Of course, the grown ups were getting down too. Mary’s mom once made a giant set of floor pillows that looked like a massive hamburger. Separate bun pillows, beef patty, lettuce, special sauce(?). Oh yeah, it’s true. I gotta find a pic of that. Anyhow, my mom is still getting down. Her most recent project is a set of baseball-themed school organizers for my son and a purse with a horse motif for my daughter. What the two sets have in common is that Mom went to the thrift store to find some old jeans to use for the fabric. Why? “Because kids like pockets.” I heard that. And that’s especially true when Mema uses pockets to make something original and handmade.

Everybody should be doing stuff like this. Go make something.

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5 Comments on “Jenny Sigler — School Gear and Fashion Accessories from Thrift Store Jeans”

  1. 1 JS - Hampton said at 10:43 am on August 10th, 2007:

    :-) I would also like to see those pillows Cathy made – they sound like great fun.

  2. 2 School Gear from Thrift Store Jeans | Craft Blog said at 7:47 am on September 7th, 2007:

    […] I’m Heavy Duty posts about the love of making and how school gear and fashion accessories can be easily made from thrift store jeans. Link. […]

  3. 3 Jolene said at 9:35 am on September 7th, 2007:

    This bag was made from thrift store jeans and inside, I made compartments from plastic canvas. I made one similar to it back in 1974… whenever I go through airports, the TSA people all gather around and tell me how easy it is to go through this bag. I think they mean it in a good way!

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  4. 4 Jenny Sigler - Handmade Crocheted and Felted Purse » Heavy Duty Incorporated said at 1:33 pm on August 6th, 2008:

    […] More by Mom Posted by Tracy Sigler, August 6, 2008 1:25 pm – Permalink    More: crochet, felting, Handmade, sewing SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Jenny Sigler – Handmade Crocheted and Felted Purse”, url: “http://www.weareheavyduty.com/2008/08/06/jenny-sigler-handmade-felted-purse/” }); […]

  5. 5 Jenny Sigler – More Fashion Accessories from Thrift Store Jeans | We Are Heavy Duty! said at 3:55 pm on August 29th, 2010:

    […] Previously posted projects from recycled jeans […]

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