Fabric Mending Tape

I don't buy expensive jeans very often...almost never, I'm a Old Navy kinda girl, But I bought a expensive pair about 4 months ago...They came distressed a little but I was starting to get a hole in the knee...The pants are only 4 months old!! So I stopped wearing them so they wouldn't keep wearing out. I went to Hobby Lobby and bought Fabric Mending Tape! Different from a Fabric Patch...The patches are pretty thick and even though you put it on the inside of your clothes the edges would still be noticable through the clothes because it's such a thick patch....So when I was there I saw Mending Tape! It's very thin and light weight...So I'm trying it and I think it will be perfect.

 Outside of pants, wearing out in the knee
 
 Inside of Pants: Wearing in the knee

 Outside of Pants: wearing on the inside seam
 
 Inside of Pants: Wearing on the seam

 The pants came distressed a little but I don't want Holes!

 CHEAP solution!

 Mending Tape ironed on the pants

The hole on the seam with the mending tape on the inside of the jeans, can't see Anything!

Formula Can UPcycle

I have been so excited about this project. One day I looked at the big Costco sized formula can I was throwing away and wondered what I could do with it. Couldn't think of anything so I chucked it. Then a couple cans later it came to me!! 

Storage bins for my utensils that were getting WAY overcrowded in their current state.

So I started saving up my cans.

Supplies:

Costco Formula Cans

Fabric of Choice

Glue

Fray Check

I originally wanted to cover the cans in scrapbooking paper but realized the paper didn't wrap all the way around the cans. So then I decided to go with fabric. I found my fabric at Joanns. I.LOVE.IT!

Steps:

• Measure cans and buy enough fabric for the amount of cans you are covering.
• Trim fabric to the correct amount (I used my rotary cutter and cutting mat.)
• Fray check your fabric because it will fray and that is not very clean and sleek looking. Let Dry.
• Once fray check is dry you can start gluing the fabric on the cans. I used E6000 glue but simply because I wanted to see how it would do. I thought maybe using hot glue might be bumpy under the fabric. The E6000 worked well. I let dry overnight.

So, you're done! Put your utensils in and enjoy.

I thought about putting some embellishment on them, but decided I liked the cleaner simple look.

Here's my kitchen...Lots of Green pops of color!

I'm in love with the fabric pattern AND the color.

So what will you do with ALL those used formula cans?!?!

You could even do this with the smaller ones and put pencils or other art supplies in them. Also I had thought about covering the cans in a oil cloth material because it's right next to my stove and I know it will get splashed with grease and food but I couldn't find a cute oil cloth/vinyl fabric.

I'll be linking this up at some link parties. Check my link party tab to see the ones I join up to!