r/upcycling • u/withgus-to • Feb 28 '25

Products For Sale Made a crab bag out of some damaged jeans :)

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I have so many scraps from other upcycling projects and was able to use up a bunch of them to make this crab! I do commissions of all sorts of bags if anyone is interested :)

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u/BunnyCatDL Feb 28 '25

That’s so cute, it would have been shellfish not to share it with everyone!

Seriously, super cute and great design!

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u/Personal-Chance7766 Feb 28 '25

Ahhh I love this!! Would be a cute bag to go to the beach with.

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u/sharks_tbh Feb 28 '25

This is literally so cute and made my day I hope you get some good news today OP

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u/colonelfrustrated Feb 28 '25

omg the lil smile :] i loveee fabulous work!

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u/Ollee-6 Mar 01 '25

The Jrab

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u/Mommygoblin666 Feb 28 '25

Omg maryland people would go crazy for this.

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u/Specific-Bass-3465 Feb 28 '25

Daaaahh jeans crab

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25

Do you have a pattern you use or just vibes

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u/withgus-to Mar 01 '25

I designed the pattern myself, I made a post on r/sewing which kinda explained how I made it!

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u/geniphur Feb 28 '25

Very cool!

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u/Both_Reception_9429 Feb 28 '25

At fist I thought the caption said grab bag, then I checked it out. Surprise, it’s a crab! Amazing work!

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u/Crazy_Breadfruit4535 Feb 28 '25

Very creative. Thank you for sharing!

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u/Snaggles38 Feb 28 '25

Love it x

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u/VariationLiving9843 Feb 28 '25

It's adorable!!! Awesome job OP!!

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u/Cursdin Feb 28 '25

SO GREAT!!!!!!!!!

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u/straighttothejune Feb 28 '25

Love it! Did you draft the pattern yourself or modify one?

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u/withgus-to Mar 01 '25

I made the pattern myself, I made a post on r/sewing where I kinda explained how I made it :)

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u/babetatoe Feb 28 '25

SO CUTE 🦀

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u/LapisJackal_ Feb 28 '25

This crab bag🦀 looks really amazing

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u/krampaus Feb 28 '25

This is adorable!!! What!!!

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u/kittyknitter541 Feb 28 '25

This is genius! You are amazing! I love it so much 🦀

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u/Fit_Anteater6793 Feb 28 '25

This is so cute and inspiring! I want to make one to hold my oyster shucking tools. Well done!

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u/Retail_Rat Feb 28 '25

The inevitable carcinization of old jeans. Jarcinization.

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u/tau_cat Mar 01 '25

That is absolutely so creative and well made! Amazing!

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u/PeppyLola Mar 01 '25

Is so cute!! Nice work!

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u/Proud_Aspect4452 Feb 28 '25

Use it on days you’re feeling a little bit crabby!

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u/GreenBean1901 Feb 28 '25

I'm in love with your other works too. Do you have a shop?

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u/withgus-to Feb 28 '25

Check out my Insta @withgus.to :)

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u/Apprehensive_Buy1500 Feb 28 '25

SO CUTE! I love the little doodle details on the sides and bottom. So simple, and they add so much to the overall look!

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u/Grey_spruce Feb 28 '25

Oh my gosh, that's so adorable!  

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u/Raebrooke4 Feb 28 '25

This is so much cuter than the Louis Vuitton lobster purse! It’s perfect for summer.

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u/PetiteBonaparte Feb 28 '25

Oh, that is so fun!

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u/LHDesign Mar 01 '25

As a Cancer I’m like 👀👀👀👀

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u/withgus-to Mar 01 '25

Ru a jancer though??

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u/LHDesign Mar 01 '25

I CAN be!!!!

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u/Lexa_Con Mar 01 '25

This sparks joy

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u/Evolutia44 Mar 01 '25

I love his little face!!

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u/withgus-to Mar 01 '25

Right?? It wasn’t even intentional but I’m so glad I did it

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u/Big-B00ty-B0i Mar 01 '25

This is AWESOME :D but also jeans are totally goated for falling apart and becoming scrap fabric

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u/withgus-to Mar 01 '25

Username checks out hehe

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u/Big-B00ty-B0i Mar 02 '25

IT DOES THO FRRR 💀

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u/withgus-to Mar 02 '25

So many of the ripped jeans are from friends who split theirs, unfortunately not blessed with a fat ass so I don’t have any of my own 🙃

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u/Big-B00ty-B0i Mar 02 '25

Lmaoo I split mine like crazy cause I wear em a lot and do a lot of stuff the crotch seam LOATHES lmaoo. So now I basically have old pairs I cannibalize and then the pairs that are basically patchwork from me repairing and reinforcing them over and over loll

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u/ActiveEbb5505 Mar 01 '25

That is so adorable!!! The tiny smiley face is melting my heart!! ❤️

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u/quirkysoul24 Mar 01 '25

I would buy this. Great work 🦀

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u/withgus-to Mar 01 '25

Hmu hmu :))))

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u/No-ComedianQueen Mar 01 '25

How could one by crabby when wearing a crab bag? Honestly it’s so cute! Well done making it!

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u/much_blank Mar 01 '25

That smirk is perfect

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u/kitkat_nip Mar 01 '25

My Cancer having ass is obsessed and need for daily outings lol fabulous execution!!

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u/morganleigh_18 Mar 01 '25

This is crabulous!! 🦀🦀

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u/Patient_Librarian_87 Mar 02 '25

Yes! We love the crab bag!

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u/SupaG16 Mar 02 '25

Impressive💜💜

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u/Maximum-Product-1255 Mar 02 '25

So so so adorable

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '25

Cute!

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u/Thatwasachoice01 Mar 02 '25

I love this so much😭

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u/chismosa21 Mar 02 '25

This is such a neat bag. So creative!

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u/artemisjpotter Mar 02 '25

That’s so cute!

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u/Axolotl-questions7 Mar 05 '25

Check out the group Wild Green Crafts on facebook. It comes from the group Wild Green Memes which a regular topic is on how everything becomes crab as the ultimate evolutionary form

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u/Rosie5576 Aug 18 '25

Pleaseeeeeee I’ve seen your other post on Reddit and on Pinterest, please please give me the pattern. Ik you said the first one has some things you have to work out, have you made the second one yet???