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Recycle those old T-shirts' into creative keyrings
I had collected quite a few great images from books & i found this beautiful illustration of a bird’s wing, I wanted to make something with it…so i did some experimenting with an old t-shirt i had & some PVA Glue and came up with a great way of doing so… :)

Posted by KnitOneSewTheOther from Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom • Published See KnitOneSewTheOther's 6 projects »
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  • How to make a recycled charm. Recycled T Shirt Keyring Tutorial - Step 1
    Step 1

    STEP 1:

    First prepare your t-shirt - lay out onto a flat area and tape it down around the edges.

    (the red lines are tape)

  • How to make a recycled charm. Recycled T Shirt Keyring Tutorial - Step 2
    Step 2

    STEP 2:

    Then apply a layer of PVA glue all over the non-covered area then leave to dry.

    (grey square = pva)

  • Step 3

    STEP 3:

    Repeat step 2 until the t-shirt is hard and ridged.

  • How to make a recycled charm. Recycled T Shirt Keyring Tutorial - Step 4
    Step 4

    STEP 4:

    Apply your image and cover in PVA.
    Again repeat step 2.

  • Step 5

    STEP 5:

    Now for the back, i left mine white but you could apply another image or some decorative paper. then cover in PVA.

  • How to make a recycled charm. Recycled T Shirt Keyring Tutorial - Step 6
    Step 6

    STEP 6:

    Once it has dried completely cut out the image either with scissors or a craft knife.
    find the spot where you would want the chain and carefully pierce a big enough hole for the chain then attach the chain to the key ring ring.
    And you are finished. :3

  • Step 7

    STEP 7:

    Find the spot where you would want the chain and carefully pierce a big enough hole for the chain then attach the chain to the key ring ring.
    And you are finished. :3

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