{"id":936,"date":"2011-04-18T08:10:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T14:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/?p=936"},"modified":"2015-12-17T18:22:34","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T00:22:34","slug":"earth-day-2011-repurpose-unwanted-t-shirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/articles\/earth-day-2011-repurpose-unwanted-t-shirts\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day 2011: Repurpose Your T-shirts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earth Day 2011 is coming up this week &#8211; April 22nd, so I&#8217;ve been thinking about ways to reuse t-shirts whose fashion services are no longer required. As posted earlier in the blog &#8211; there are ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/articles\/hey-ladies-modify-those-shapeless-unisex-tees-into-something-more-flattering-video\/\">juice up that old boxy t-shirt <\/a>into a more flattering, girly garment, but some of us (me) aren&#8217;t too crafty or should even be trusted with scissors. So I dipped over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\">Etsy.com<\/a> to see what the more talented humans have come up with in terms of repurposing and reusing t-shirts. Here are a few cool things I found:<\/p>\n<p>Recycled T-shirt Scrubbers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48112930\/recycled-tshirt-scrubbers-set-of-5?ref=sr_gallery_1&amp;ga_search_query=recycled+t-shirt+dish&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-938\" title=\"scrubbers\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/scrubbers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/scrubbers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/scrubbers-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/scrubbers.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rugs Made From T-shirts<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/greenatheart?section_id=6827707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-941\" title=\"rug\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rug-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rug-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rug-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rug-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rug.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>T-shirt yarn being woven into a guitar strap:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/guitarstrap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-944\" title=\"guitarstrap\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/guitarstrap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/guitarstrap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/guitarstrap-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/guitarstrap.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dryer Sheet Replacement Sachets:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/64758368\/one-of-each-patch-dryer-pillow-sheets?ref=sr_gallery_31&amp;ga_search_query=t-shirt&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-946\" title=\"dryersheets\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dryersheets-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dryersheets-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dryersheets-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dryersheets.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dog Clothing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/TreeParlor?ref=seller_info\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-949\" title=\"dogclothes2\" src=\"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dogclothes2-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dogclothes2-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dogclothes2-416x621.jpg 416w, https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/dogclothes2.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hey &#8211; if you&#8217;re not the crafty-type, most these folks take custom orders &#8211; and will accept YOUR t-shirts to purpose for your very own commissioned custom item. If you can&#8217;t do it &#8211; you can certainly hire one of these good people who can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earth Day 2011 is coming up this week &#8211; April 22nd, so I&#8217;ve been thinking about ways to reuse t-shirts whose fashion services are no longer required. 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