tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812691634646809592.post8716262300274670832..comments2018-05-15T03:56:36.530-05:00Comments on Chewy Granola Family: Miscelaneous Monday - Disposable itemsChipper Juleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12938244617012234875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812691634646809592.post-91863402689421889552010-07-27T07:03:15.133-05:002010-07-27T07:03:15.133-05:00I reuse old jeans and pants, sheets and blankets, ...I reuse old jeans and pants, sheets and blankets, cotton and linen shirts etc - I take them and cut them into strips and use them to crochet handbags and grocery bags. The more worn out the jeans the better for me - they are easier to crochet with. I haven't done much with t-shirts, but I know people who will gladly take them and turn them into quilts (I am learning how to use a sewing machine so I can do that too)<br /><br />My mom used to take our old clothes and use them as rags for cleaning. Dad's old shirts became painting smocks for us kids and recently she's taken his old work pants when she can't repair them and turned them into three quilts for us three kids (she collected them for years in the bottom of her linen closet). <br /><br />As for appliances and big ticket items we no longer need, we usually give them away on the free page of Craigslist or Re-Use-It. There are other people who will gladly take them off your hands.Kelley Wood-Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542052140532773135noreply@blogger.com