It has pockets and I have ears

 A family member no longer wanted some jeans that had been part of their uniform at a fast food outlet (original picture... gone).  The denim is lightweight and soft, and they fit me quite well.  So I soaked them in dish-washing detergent a few times to remove the grease (not kidding), and good to go.  But they had fake front pockets - sewn together with no pocket bags.  That would not do!

Easy fixed (or so I thought).  There are so many seams and so much top stitching... and I should not have tried 'short cuts', just look how awry that belt loop is.

 

I went back and unpicked and then basted the seams first, something I forever avoid even when I sort of know it would be quicker in the long run.
 

It all came good in the end and now they have pockets!  I am not sure if I saved time by not dis-assembling them more first, because there was a lot of tricky maneuvering on the sewing machine to get them back together.  I have a new appreciation for how much work jeans are to make.

 

                                                                          

 

Moving on to jewellery upcycling - I've been fiddling with the necklace at the top for some time and I still don't know how I'm going to lengthen it a little and attach the catch.  So instead I started pulling apart other bits and pieces for parts (so soothing) and found some that could be whipped up into earrings right away. 

 

 

 

I auditioned some components.

 

And ended up with four new pairs of earrings just like that (well, really, I have a store of hooks, jump rings, crimp beads and tools for when the mood takes me).

 Happy upcycling!

Mimi