Creative upcycle and downcycle ideas
Dudecraft posted this photo and asked for suggestions on how to make it. There are some great ideas there. I love the look of this, kind of industrial/quilt/wood floor like. I personally would go with the gluing method.
[tags]leather belt floor cloth[/tags]
Putting beads on pipe cleaners is so easy anyone can do it. So this retro style holiday decoration can be made by everyone in the family. Make a whole collection of these mid-mod stars and decorate a big window with them. This sputnik 50’s style Christmas decoration was featured at Betz White’s blog with a bunch of other cute holiday crafts.
These ideas are stunning! So innovative and creative!
The only problem with this one is that I only have about 3 old belts so it’s gonna be a very narrow floorcloth 😉
What a fabulous idea with the leather belts! I would sew them (on my industrial machine) onto burlap or something with no “give”. Then put non-skin rubber layer underneath. Great idea!
Cheers Christine
I’ve never seen anything like this before, who would’ve thought!
Oh i really love this idea. Thrift stores have tons of great old worn leather belts and i love the feel of them.
I love this!! Great use of old belts and I love the history (and stories) that it brings.
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This is such a neat idea; I wouldn’t have thought of using belts as flooring. Bravo! I used old thrift shop leather belts to “cane” a chair seat by weaving the belts. It turned out to be a great project and gets a lot of attention at home. http://www.ehow.com/how_5634671_weave-leather-chair-seat.html
That’s a fab idea! I just wish I had that many old leather belts to use! Check out