We snipped, we cut, we pulled, we rolled, we glued – we made useful items out of what was used before: T-SHIRTS!
We Upcycled!
What is Upcycling?
"Upcylcing: the
process of converting useless materials or products into new materials or
products of better quality or for better environmental value."
Kim began our event with devotions (see post below) and
prayer time.
Is upcycling mentioned in the Bible? No, but Jesus takes our
sinful lives and transforms them into something beautiful. Revelations 21:5
says, “I am making everything new!”
Maybe “upcycling” is mentioned in the Bible.Gretchen and Judy demonstrated several ways to upcycle an old t-shirt into useful items.
Ladies were able to make at least one item. Several ladies made three or more items! Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and several mentioned how easy it was!
Find helpful instructions in the “links” area of our blog.
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| Gretchen and Judy demonstrated several ways to upcycle a t-shirt |
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| Selecting "material" t-shirt colors. |
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| Cutting t-shirts into strips and pulling the strips to make fabric coils. |
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| The tote bags required a few simple machine stitches. |
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| Using a rotary cutter can make the cutting process go faster. But, a scarp scissors can do the same thing. |
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| A tote bag for her daughter |
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| Her favorite worn out t-shirt saw new life in a flower and necklace! "I just couldn't throw out my favorite shirt. Now I gave it new life!" |
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| A necklace with flowers to go with her easter dress. And, a ruffled scarf made from cutting circles out of her t-shirt. |
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| Necklaces for her daughter and a creative use of colors |
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| Friends chose white and shared laughs! |
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| Trying to run off with mommy's creations! |
Mark Your Calendars
Our last LIFT event of the year will be next month.
NEXT MONTH:
Wednesday, May 21
Little Ideas, Much
Sharing
(Note time change)
At 10:00, we will
meet at the park in McAlisterville.
Many of us preserve meat, veggies, fruits
and/or herbs.
Come share what foods you preserve and what methods work
(or those that don’t work).
Some childcare workers will be there.
Please bring
your own picnic lunch.
