原文: 5 Ways to Recycle Your Blue Jeans

I seem to be suffering from clumsiness lately. A few weeks back I was walking out of my bedroom and instead of clearing the doorway my left hip brushed the doorjamb and caught on the receiver end of the door knob thingamajiggy (not sure what to call it). It ripped my jeans ever so slightly. The 1.5 inch tear didn’t bother me much so I just kept wearing them as is. Well it happened again a few days ago and now that tear streaks down my whole back side…so they are not wearable anymore. A patch would look ridiculous and would be awkward to get on so now I need to figure out what to do with them. If only I could find my sewing machine I would make numbers 1 and 2.

Ideas for Recycling Blue Jeans:

1. An iPod pocket protector - Use the pocket area of your blue jeans to make a nifty little purse for small electronics like cell phones and iPods. It would also be perfect as a little snack bags for young kids. Get instructions here.

2. Use the legs to make a wall organizer perfect for sewing notions.

3. Stuff them with straw and use them to create a scarecrow for fall decorating.

4. Cut them into squares and make a quilt or cut them into strips and make a rag rug.

5. Make denim pot holders. 

译文: 5种方法让你的牛仔裤“重生”

 
      最近我似乎显得很笨拙。几个星期前，我从卧室走出来，因为没有好好地从门道中走，而是侧身贴着门框一檫，不巧我的左侧屁股在门把锁的一端（不知道具体叫什么）磨了下，我身上的牛仔裤也轻轻蹭到了一下，出现了1.5英寸长的一道口子，这倒也没什么，我还是照旧可以穿的。但是几天前，居然悲剧重演，这下我整条裤子的后面都划开了。当然，裤子是不能再穿了。要是打个补丁的话，会让人觉得很滑稽，穿着又不自在，所以我现在得好好想想要怎么来处理它。要是我有裁缝机的话，说不定我能列出一系列的处理方法呢。

让牛仔裤重生之法：

1.  做个苹果MP3的套子—可以把破的牛仔裤的口袋部分做个小巧的套子，用来装些小的电子产品，像手机、MP3什么的。其实用这部分给孩子做个零食袋也不错。
 
2.  用裤子的腿那部分来做个收纳挂袋是相当不错的。
 
3.  用稻草把裤子塞满，做个稻草人，可以在秋季做个家里的装饰品。
 
4.  可以把裤子剪成方块，做条被子；也可以剪成一条条， 做个碎呢地毯。

 

5. 还可以用来做个厚厚的护手厨巾。