Make this "free" recycled, practical gift from an old pair of jeans.
Supplies:
- used pair of adult sized jeans
- scissors
- sewing machine
- ribbon, fabric scraps, rope, or 1 inch elastic
- wood dowel
- emergency supplies for pockets
Directions:
Take an old, adult size pair of jeans. (One with holes in the knees is fine!)
- Cut the knee of one leg straight across (just below any hole).
- Fold over the cut edge about 2 inches, and sew across, leaving a 'tunnel' large enough to place a piece of doweling through.
- Cut one rear pocket section out, including the pants part. Don't just remove the pocket!
- Cut one front pocket section. Trim the section near the side seam that contains the metal rivet.
You don't need to break a sewing machine needle on this!
- Place the front pocket on the pant-leg section, about 4 inches from the top.
- Sew in place along 3 sides (like a "U").
- Place the rear pocket below, sew this in the same manner.
- Take 2 pieces of strong ribbon, fabric, or elastic (about 1 inch wide). Make sure your sections are long enough so if made into a loop, you can easily place a standard size flashlight inside.
- Sew near the top of the pant leg section, above the pocket (one on the left, and one on the right side).
They will hold a couple flashlights.
- Take a strong section of ribbon, rope, anything, and tie to the ends of your doweling that has been slipped through the 'tunnel' at the top of your holder.
This will allow you to hang the holder in a closet, or anywhere!
If you like, the pockets can be filled with extra batteries, candles, matches, and of course you could even place the flashlights in the loops. I made one loop smaller so I can place a 2-AA battery flashlight next to our 2-D flashlight in the holder.
One pair of jeans makes 2 holders. I like the one that ends up with the pocket containing the 'change pocket'. This is the perfect size pocket for extra matches!
