Turn your jeans into earth friendly sandals by giannyl
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In these hard times, you can count on me to show you ways to both save money and continue to be stylish. One such way is to turn an old pair of jeans into a fun pair of sandals. These are cheap, easy to make, earth friendly and most importantly, cute.

 
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Step 1: Materials

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You will need:

1. A pair of jeans
2. Cardboard
3. Cushiony batting
DanaM71 says: Jul 23, 2010. 2:47 PM
hi I made a pair for myself and they turned out great. I did mine a little differently though. I decided to add an ankle strap to them, which was a little difficult for me. These were the first sandals I've ever made. Anyway, great instructable!
tubanator-2.0 says: Apr 15, 2010. 6:35 PM
this looks really cool and i have tons of old jeand lying around will definetley try this out.
bubbles983 says: May 18, 2009. 3:26 PM
it looks cool... but wouldnt they kinda fall apart....?
chinky2512 says: Aug 31, 2009. 4:07 AM
hi no I wont fall as it is stitched well from all the sides and below also. I must tell you, I m using it in the house and it too comfy also as i used double foam sheets :)
chinky2512 says: Jun 18, 2009. 10:46 PM
hi I tried this out and it turned out to be good.
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puddintane says: Dec 14, 2008. 11:36 AM
Great idea to repurpose jeans. I will use something else instead of cardboard for the inserts though. Around where I live, we have all kinds of voting signs that end up being trash when the voting times are over. Most of these signs are made out of plastic that is made in 3 layers just like corrugated cardboard. I will used these plastic voting signs for my inserts in place of the cardboard. That way, they will be washable too!
lordkonstantin says: Jan 27, 2009. 11:18 AM
That is such an awesome idea. We have tonnes of those voting signs here in Canada as well, and they all just go to waste...
frollard says: Dec 14, 2008. 3:31 AM
Awesome project, great reuse, great instructable! 5 from me especially important because: Cotton is one of the most ecologically DISASTEROUS materials man creates - why? you ask...because of the incredibly virulent pests that attack cotton fields. They're so resistant to a LOT of pesticides, that growers must use some of the nastiest chemicals imaginable on cotton so it survives to 'fruit' the end product.
whopoder says: Dec 10, 2008. 5:18 PM
Really Creative!
PGAlexander says: Dec 9, 2008. 10:10 AM
You're kind of a serious babe. Can you come up with a "for him" alternative?
killerjackalope says: Dec 8, 2008. 4:35 PM
Hmm... I got to make me some for the polished wood floors, except I might make them from those polishing cloths, maybe silk...
caitlinsdad says: Dec 8, 2008. 8:55 PM
They do sell those booties made from some tightly woven synthetic. Dust the floor with some talcum powder and you can practice your cross country skiing or speed skating...
caitlinsdad says: Dec 8, 2008. 8:54 PM
I've been told ladies perspire and don't sweat. You could make the liner thing out of a cut up old flexible plastic 3-ring binder cover instead of cardboard, maybe even pop in some rivets at the stress points for authentic jeans.
socrateez says: Dec 8, 2008. 5:19 PM
I think thats "spices" of natural foot sweat. It would be considered compost. btw, nice instructable
8bit says: Dec 8, 2008. 1:11 PM
Won't the cardboard "melt" under the fine auspices of natural foot sweat?
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