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Mother’s Day is right around the corner and, if you’re anything like I am, you want to make something for your mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, best friend who is also a mother, etc, but you haven’t even started yet and you probably don’t want to have to pay very much, either.
Well, don’t fear, because today I have gathered 18 great tutorials from around the internet with Mother’s Day DIY gift ideas made with upcycled materials! So choose one or two from this list, click on either the image or the links, and get to work!
Bag with flowers from a felted sweater (Pin it here)
Paper clip and string earrings (Pin it here)
Fabric covered CD coasters (Pin it here)
Shopping bag made from an umbrella (Pin it here)
Textured vases from glass bottles and jars (Pin it here)
Succulent cork magnets (Pin it here)
Rag rug from braided/crocheted t-shirts (Pin it here)
Egg carton flowers (Pin it here)
Necklace from a t-shirt and upcycled beads (Pin it here)
Easy travel notebooks (Pin it here)
Light bulb terrariums (Pin it here)
Gelly bangle bracelets from PET bottle bracelets (Pin it here)
Decorative throw pillows from old jeans (Pin it here)
Bookmarks with embroidered children’s drawing on upcycled linen (Pin it here)
Colorful embroidered cork necklace (Pin it here)
(Other useful tips: soaking corks for easier cutting and how to embroider corks)
Vase with recycled magazine beads (Pin it here)
Ruffled t-shirt scarf (Pin it here)
Which of these are your favorites? Have you made anything yet for the mothers in your life? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below! And Happy Mother’s Day!!
Hi Lisa,
I am happy to see that after all these years, the embroidered necklace still has its flair. It is my signature necklace and I still get lots of compliments whenever I wear it! It gives me great pleasure to see it here. Thank you so much!
I’ll bet you do get lots of compliments! I swear that I WILL make it one day! It’s just too cool NOT to make! 🙂
Hey Lisa, I still have a mountain of used jeans that I collected for craft projects like my pillows. I have compiled a whole board on interest about denim. Just need to find time! Happy crafting, Marji Roy
No kidding, Marji, if only we had more time to do just a fraction of the amazing projects on our Pinterest boards!! Here’s to wishful thinking! 😉
Nice work. Love it.
I’m pretty sure my wife would love to get that braided t-shirt rug as a gift, but there’s no way I’d have the talent or skills to actually make it 🙁
Isn’t it beautiful, John? I’ve been wanting to make one of those for years, but am always a bit scared off by the thought of how much work it would take! 🙂