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    Old 02-20-2011, 09:06 PM
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    I take my hubby's old blue jeans and mend the front part of the legs. Generally this is the only really worn out area at the knees. I use old-old blue jeans and make a large patch, I open the leg up at the seam and it makes it much easier to sew on the large patch. Hubby then uses the mended pants for his week-end car repair or just puttering outside fixing things. Get extra 'mileage' out of the jeans and especially at what they are asking now for new jeans.
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    Old 02-20-2011, 09:18 PM
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    Great idea.
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    Old 02-20-2011, 09:39 PM
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    I just went to her site and got onto PicNik, cool site! Thanks for the lead!

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    Old 02-22-2011, 05:54 AM
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    Lots of great ideas! Thank you for sharing the link.
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    Thanks for the link!
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    Old 02-27-2011, 07:34 PM
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    great tips.
    What I love about this is that you get to recycle, repurpose and save money.
    thanks.
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    Great link!
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