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How to Recycle old jeans into an embellished mini skirt

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It's so easy to toss an old pair of jeans into the trash or to donate it to the Salvation Army, but if you put your mind to it you can still reuse your musty jeans, just not in the same way you used to use them.

Watch this video to see how to turn an unwanted pair of jeans into a summertime appropriate mini skirt. More than just teaching you how to chop off the legs of your jeans, the video will also show you how to add embellishments onto the dress like ribbons and rhinestones.

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