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{30} Fun & Useful Things to Do with Old T-Shirts

by Mandi on April 6, 2012

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source: Mandi Ehman

I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn’t be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn’t help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month as I share the things I’ve learned in the past 30 years and my hopes for the future! See all 30 Days of {30} posts here.

I love t-shirt crafts; they’re so simple and inexpensive, and yet the results are amazing! From upcycled clothing and jewelry to accessories and toys for the kids, it seems there’s no limit to what can be made from an old t-shirt.

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Coffee with a RE-Purpose

October 26, 2011
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The following post is from Selena Moffitt of 1 Mom’s Mission: The morning staple, the American standard, the image of busy executives and soccer moms.  Yes, I’m talking about the To-Go coffee cup.  What image pops into your head?  The white cup with the green logo.  Alas, there are also tons of others out there. [...]

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Why You Should Choose Recycled Products

August 23, 2011
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The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: Lately I’ve been convicted about something as I strive to continue finding places and ways to makes green changes around our home: the type of paper that we use in the bathroom. Did you know that most regular toilet paper, paper towels and other paper products [...]

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Repurposed Coffee Sleeve Crafts

July 11, 2011
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I have a reusable felt coffee sleeve that I love. The only problem is when I order my venti triple nonfat white chocolate mocha, the baristas never seem to remember that I have one, and they always give me a cardboard one instead. We’ve tried telling them when we order, when we pull up to [...]

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More Repurposed T-Shirt Crafts

July 2, 2011
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All week we’ve been talking repurposed t-shirt crafts, and I really just scratched the surface with my projects. To give you an idea of the infinite possibilities, I’m sharing 9 more ideas. The rosette pillow (#6) and DIY flower petal tee (#9) seem a little beyond my skill (ahem, did you see my pathetic bunny?), [...]

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T-Shirt Bunny {Repurposing Old T-Shirts}

July 1, 2011
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This week I’m seeing how many DIY projects I can get out of three old t-shirts. I’m not the craftiest person in the blogosphere, so if I can do these, anybody can! For the final project from my three t-shirts, I decided to make a t-shirt bunny, inspired by this adorable tutorial. They’re so cute, [...]

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T-Shirt Pom-Poms {Repurposing Old T-Shirts}

June 30, 2011
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This week I’m seeing how many DIY projects I can get out of three old t-shirts. I’m not the craftiest person in the blogosphere, so if I can do these, anybody can! I was first inspired to try my hand at making a t-shirt pom-pom by this gorgeous picture on Pinterest. They’re so colorful and [...]

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Adorable T-Shirt Flowers {Repurposing Old T-Shirts}

June 29, 2011
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This week I’m seeing how many DIY projects I can get out of three old t-shirts. I’m not the craftiest person in the blogosphere, so if I can do these, anybody can! I think this is my favorite project so far. These t-shirt flowers are so easy and really adorable, and you could use them [...]

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DIY T-Shirt Bag {Repurposing Old T-Shirts}

June 28, 2011
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This week I’m seeing how many DIY projects I can get out of three old t-shirts. I’m not the craftiest person in the blogosphere, so if I can do these, anybody can! Today’s project is quite possibly the easiest t-shirt repurposing project there is: the t-shirt bag. Whether you’re looking for inexpensive bags to replace [...]

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