Video tutorial: Make a backpack from old jeans

Crafting a Green World shows how last year’s jeans can become this year’s backpack. They share a video tutorial created by April from coolirpa showing how you can upcycle an old pair of jeans into a cool new backpack. One of the back pockets gets re-used as a outer pocket on the backpack. The size of your backpack will depend on the size of your jeans. If you don’t have a large pair of jeans to use for this DIY, you can usually find them at a thrift store. Click the link to go to the video:

How to Make a Backpack from Old Jeans, by April from coolirpa

[photo from coolirpa Crafting a Green World]

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