Tuesday, January 19, 2010

What Can You Do With Ties? (Updated)

What can you do with ties? These are some ideas I found.
Create a unique lampshade with colorful ties. (Actually, you would do one with drab or monochromatic ties too!) This great ideas was done by A Very Blessed Nest. Click HERE.


Who would have thought to make a funky, interesting wreath out of ties? Not me, but I definitely like the look of this wreath. Even though this was made for Christmas, you could change the colors for any holiday or decor. Found HERE at the Michael's Christmas contest. If you missed this post, you missed out. My Kind of Wonderful made ties into stylish headbands. Go HERE to see how.

Make a purse using your husband's old neck ties. HERE is the tutorial at Craftster.
HERE is a long skirt made from ties at Instructables. I think this shorter skirt made using this tutorial HERE on Craftster.
Make a little boys ties from an adult necktie. Keeping It Simple has the tutorial HERE.
How do you like making "feathers" from neckties? I could see a few different uses for these.
Or how about making a brooch from ties? All those flowers that are so popular right now could be made from ties. The two pictures above were found at Cut Out and Keep. CLick HERE to see how the last two were made.
This is a scarf made from neckties. This could be really cute with some ties all of the same color palate. Find the tutorial HERE at Craftstylish.


AS I was finishing my search for necktie projects, I CAME ACROSS THIS BLOG, CALLED ARTFUL TIES -MAKING ART FROM MEN'S NECKTIES. You need to see the projects on HERE. Girls clothes, quilts, formal dresses, chairs, etc. GO HERE NOW. This is necktie Heaven!


If you have any more projects for ties, leave a comment with a link and I might add it to this post.!


45 comments:

  1. That lamp shade is PRECIOUS!!!! I LOVE IT!

    Stevie
    http://thriftingthedayaway.blogspot.com/

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  2. I saw a girl at church on Sunday wearing a skirt made of ties, it was ADORABLE! Where do they get all of these?

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  3. I made a Blossom (you know, the TV show) style skirt for my dd a few years back. It was pre-blog, but I'll see if I can dig up a picture.

    I bought a lot of 100 on Ebay for under $30. Most of the rest got used to dye Easter eggs.

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  4. You can die easter eggs with silk ties, we tried it last year, though I was to impatient for it to work well. Hang on, there is a picture on my old blog
    http://sarahau.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/i-lied/

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  5. Cute... Thanks for sharing! Jennie @ Cinnaberry Suite

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  6. It's not the most original idea, but you can make a baby's tie out of a tie
    http://craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorial-tuesday-childs-tie.html

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  7. Wow! I love the headbands! What a cute idea!

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  8. What a riot! Who knew ties could do so many things? I found myself giggling at all the creativity. :)

    Fun post!

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  9. Very interesting! I dont think DF would even notice if I took some ties!

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  10. wow, never thought of all these ideas.... great way to use the old ties

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  11. Oh My Gosh! Love these ideas. Too bad my husbands ties, the ones he no longer wears, are WAY TOO UGLY to do anything cute with! LOL

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  12. The lamp is amazing! WOWOWOWOW I am bewitched by it, it is sooooooo pretty!

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  13. OK - - that purse is AWESOME!!!!

    Too bad hubby only has about two ties up there in our closet. I'm not gonna get a very big purse!

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  14. what great ideas! I will have to try some of these!

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  15. I was going to try to choose which one I liked best, but....

    ...It was a tie!

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  16. I would have never thought of using ties.... They are so cute...

    Thanks for joining my party... I have it every thurs. so come back agian..

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  17. The ideas for tie use are amazing...the purse is my favorite. Laura at Shore Chic makes wine gift bags out of old ties...very classy.
    Susan

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  18. I'm going thrifting today and I am going to have to look for ties. These ideas are amazing. I love the purse and the scarf. Thanks for sharing these.

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  19. I love these ideas! I actually started making a tie skirt in high scool, but i never finished! I still love the idea!

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  20. Oh my gosh! I love that lampshade! And the brooches. I had a jungle party for my twins one year when they were small and we made stuffed snakes from old neckties. Added googly eyes and a tongue. The kids loved them.

    Thanks for joining in on Finished for Friday!

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  21. Fun! I once had a pair of jeans that I cut off the outside seem from the pants and sewed a tie all the way down so it flared out at the bottom. I loved them:)

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  22. My goodness - you found more! The feathers are very cool! I need to check these out! Thanks for posting!

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  23. I totally made the tie belts and also tie flowers. Very fun! Thanks for sharing!
    MT @ unexectedgracemt.blogspot.com

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  24. My dad has soooo many ties in his closet. I would love to make a purse out of them. :)

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  25. Very creative! I would love to try this some day. My husband has probably 100 ties that he no longer uses. Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea!

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  26. What a wonderful post! Loving the 'feathers' and the lampshade is adorable. Thanks for sharing!

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  27. So creative! I really love the headbands from neckties!!

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  28. OmGosh I love the headbands and purse! Not sure I'd like wear them as a skirt, but cool anyway. :)

    Thanks for linking up to Mi4M!

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  29. Oh these are so great! When my FIL died I asked for his ties to make aprons for his wife, daughter and two granddaughters, but I never received them. Oh well.

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  30. Such fun ideas!
    Love the headbands and that adorable skirt!

    Kimberly

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  31. Oh my...I don't know what to say. I think I'm most impressed with the feathers :0)
    Happy 3 or more...

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  32. I am loving the lampshade and the headbands! Wow so fun.
    I am hosting a napkin ring giveaway on my blog stop on by to enter in. http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2010/01/napkin-ring-giveaway.html
    Karin

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  33. Wonderful ideas here. I have a box full of ties just waiting for inspiration. i think I've found some. Thank you!

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  34. Those are some really unique and creative ideas! I never would have thought of all the things you can make with neck ties!

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  35. Great ideas. My aunt made a wreath out of my grandpa's neckties back in the early 80's.

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  36. My sister made a log cabin wallhanging for herself, me and our other three sisters out of my Dad's ties after he passed on. It's a wonderful keepsake that we all cherish. She did a lovely job on them.

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  37. How NEAT!

    Thank you for sharing at Thursday's Treasures!

    Come share again this week!

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  38. Very neat ideas - I loved the skirt and the "feather" project!

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  39. Wow! I was amaze to see a purse made from ties and it is really elegant looking, maybe I'm gonna try how make that stuff at home.

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  40. The creativity that you make with tie is very nice and and all things are pretty one.
    You mentioned each and everything that too with much of ease.
    cravatte fefè

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