Here are some creative ideas for repurposing/upcycling those old belts you never wear anymore! These are all such great ideas that you may want to go to your local thrift store and get some old belts if you don’t have any!
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Belts can be used in so many fun and frugal upcycle projects!
12 Creative Ways To Decorate With Belts
- They don’t have to match. Most of the projects don’t require a bunch of belts that all match. Different textures, materials, and shades of colors make the projects look better.
- The belts don’t have to be leather. Some of these projects don’t use all leather belts and I love the way they turned out. The different textures give it some eye appeal and allow you to complete the projects with what you have!
- They don’t have to be in the best shape! I love that the belts don’t have to be in the best shape to reuse them in these crafts. This gives new life to something that may have been too worn out to wear anymore!
1. Belt Wreath
How cool is this upcycled belt wreath from Jill Ruth and Co! Makes me want to run to the thrift store and grab up a bunch of old belts!
2. Belt Accents
You could use old belts to dress up a piece of furniture like this one from Bliss Ranch. I love how it turned out!
3. Belted Candles
What a cute and easy way to dress up some plain white pillar candles via Jennifer Rizzo. These belted candles are great for a country theme or they remind me of some fall decorations.
4. Sleigh Door Hanger
This bell door hanger is made from a belt! See the tutorial at Sweet Something Designs.
5. Folding Chair
Use your old belts as webbing for an old chair from DIY Gadgets. This is such a great idea to recycle an old chair and belts! What a great conversation starter too!
6. Napkin Rings
You could even make napkin rings from old belts. Craftaholics Anonymous gives you all the details on how to create these cute napkin rings!
7. Jean Purse
Use an old pair of jeans and a belt to make a new purse. Simple Practical Beautiful shows you all the steps to make this project.
8. Camera Strap
Use an old belt to make a durable camera strap! DIY Photography shows you how to complete this task with just a few steps.
9. Door Mat
Use a bunch of old belts to make a leather door mat! Jessie Daye features this fun door mat. I like that you could use different colors and widths to add a fun twist!
10. Belt Crate
I love this belt crate that My Love 2 Craft made! It is so cute and useful; perfect for storage in the closet or living room!
11. Hanging Terrarium
This is such a great idea to use an old belt and glass bottle to make a hanging terrarium. Poppytalk walks you through each step to make this fun decor item!
12. Hanging Clock
Poppytalk uses a skinny belt to hang her clock. Simple, classy, and quick to make such a statement!
Hope you got some inspiration for new uses for your old belts!
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Wow! So creative! I love the tray and the webbed chair. Great ideas:>)
I know so many great ideas I could have gone on and on. The chair reminds me of what Kitty Bartholomew did with old men’s ties once. Do you remember that?
Great idea! I really like the vase.
My MIL did something pretty smart recently. She has a favorite purse with perfect pockets, perfect size, all that… The strap had worn out so she went and bought the right leather belt and had the shoe repair man replace the purse strap with a belt. It looks great!
Love that! That was sooo smart!
I love how so many old things can now be repurposed…I never wear belts, so I don’t have any, but my husband has a couple of old belts that I might have to “steal” and do something with. Thanks for the ideas!
Thanks for sharing – Lot of fun ideas. I have seen cute cuff bracelets made from belts before.
I cleaned the majority of my belts out a while ago – age tends to change our wardrobe. 🙂
Hope you are having a great week.
Great ideas! I think my favorite is the tray:) Have a blessed and restful evening, HUGS!
Yes, I think that tray is quite amazing and unique. Hope all is well.
We use old belts in our garden. Here in Texas birds hit our garden hard. Birds are afraid of snakes. We lay out a few old belts in the garden in a manner to look like a snake. Really does work to keep the birds out of our tomatoes etc.
That is such a great idea! I’m going to give that a try next year. I wonder if it would keep the birds out of my berry bushes?
I love the tray and the chair, but they’re all fabulous ideas!
That tray is just amazing! I almost like it as much as the one I found where you use yardsticks on the tray part.
I’ve been hanging on to some old belts from my dad for over two years now, just waiting to find the inspiration to do something with them. I can’t believe I’ve finally found my inspirations! Thank you! 🙂
Hi Stephanie,
Yay! So glad you find some ideas that you can use!
These are great! Too bad I just gave away all my belts to the charity store! I was wondering what to do with them when I *ahem* outgrow them.
Jennifer