Recycle denim from old jeans into a cover for a beanbag chair. Beanbag chairs may seem a juvenile item for a bedroom or living room, but the comfortable bags are durable, easy to move and mold to fit your body. Best of all, the chairs are easy to create and provide a perfect opportunity for you to recycle materials. Using supplies that would otherwise end up in the trash means the do-it-yourself chair is eco-friendly and easy on your budget. Trace two large circles, each one 4-feet wide, on sturdy material. Use an old blanket or quilt or stitch together scrap fabric to create each circle. Cut the circles from the material. Place the first circle on the table with the decorative side facing up. Place the second circle on top of the first circle, with the decorative side facing down. Measure 1 inch in from the edge of the circle and mark the point. Slide a sewing pin into the point horizontally, so that the top of the pin points out from the circle. Keep placing pins every 3 inches around the circle to mark the 1-inch hem.
Thread any sewing machine with sturdy thread. Stitch the circles together around the hem mark, leaving a 10-inch open gap at the top. Thread a needle and sew by hand if no machine is available. Gather filler materials from around your home. Use old blankets, old clothes, leftover packing peanuts, stuffing from old quilts and foam from ripped cushions. Cut off any hard pieces, such as buttons. Slice the blankets and clothes into long strips that you can wad up into filler. Turn the beanbag cover inside out so that the decorative sides of the fabric show. Stuff handfuls of filler into the bag until it’s bulging and full. Pull the fabric around opening in the circles closed with your hand. Wrap sturdy twine around the fabric, as if you were closing a bag. Tie the twine in a small bow so that you can reopen the beanbag to add more stuffing if needed. Place the chair, twine side down, on the floor and take a seat. Things You Will Need Scrap material Measuring tape Fabric scissors Sewing pins Sewing machine Sturdy thread Filler materials Tip Warning References National Geographic Kids: Trash or Treasure?
Recycled Beanbag ChairEarth 911; 8 Ways and Whys to Reuse Plastic; August 2009 Photo Credits Jack Hollingsworth/Photodisc/Getty Images Suggest a CorrectionOur removable cover bean bag chairs are unique. They come with an inner liner which holds the beads. Since the filling is held within the liner the cover itself can be taken off with ease and washed in case of accidents. Our bean bag store is one-of-a-kind with well-made, high quality, durable bean bags. The Non removable bean bag chair section of our site offers bean bag furniture that does not have the option of removing the cover. These bean bag chairs can be refilled. These chairs are the classic beanbags that started it all. They are available in a wide array of colors and fabrics. The Royal Sack™ is a bean bag-like chair filled with foam. They’re offered in Small, Large and X-Large. The small size is good for children 7 years old and under. The large size better suits kids 8 years old and up. The X-large giant bean bag chair is for anyone that likes oversized chairs.
These chairs are great for larger adults or for seating couples. If you are looking for a quality bean bag chair, then you�ve come to the right place! Our bean bag chairs and Royal sacks are designed with the highest safety standards in mind. Because of this, you and your family can enjoy the comfort of these amazing chairs, without worrying about safety. The zippers on the removable covers of both the bean bag chairs and Royal sacks are covered by a special patch that prevent children from being able to get into the bean bag chairs. We believe our bean bag chair to be at the cutting edge of bean bag and Royal sack technology. Our bean bag furniture will stay true to the original form created by the founders of the original beanbag, Italian designers Gatti, Paolini, and Teodora. However, our bean bag chairs will have a modern feel because of our new plush materials. Modern styles of bean bag chairs have made a huge comeback in the d�cor of many rooms. Our Royal sacs can provide a great modern feel you�ve been looking for in your living room, while still providing a comfortable place to sit.
The children�s bean bag chairs that we sell are used in many children�s rooms and offer a fun setting, while also providing a versatile unique d�cor. All of the bean bags and Royal sacs come in many sizes and styles, guarantying that our customers will find exactly what they are looking for, regardless of their taste.The mother of the Utah toddler who suffocated under a bean bag last week as a child care employee sat unaware on top of him is demanding answers as she struggles to come to terms with the toddler’s death. “We’re barely coping, barely making it. He was the biggest life of the house,” Danielle Sanchez tells PEOPLE of her 1-year-old son, Leonardo. “There’s just a void here. It’s just very, very difficult.” Leonardo, who Sanchez called her “little Leo,” was playing under a pile of bean bag chairs at the West Jordan Child Center last week when an employee sat on the pile to read the children a story – suffocating the little boy in the process.
“He was such a bright, bright boy. He had such a loving, loving personality,” she tells PEOPLE. “He just loved being a part of what everyone else was a part of.” Sanchez says she was in disbelief when officers told her what happened. “I had to say it back to the officer, ‘So, you’re telling me right now that a teacher sat on my son? Sat on my baby? ‘ ” Sanchez recalls. “And he said, ‘Yes.’ She adds: “I have questions … it’s just frustrating, confusing. I want my baby boy back. And that’s not going to happen.” The mother says she got the call just after 10 a.m., “It was a daycare worker just screaming that ‘He’s not breathing.’ Sanchez arrived at a local hospital and struggled to learn the details of what happened to her son. She says it wasn’t until the boy was airlifted to a second hospital that police told her the details. It was not unusual for her son to play in the pile of bean bags, Sanchez tells PEOPLE.
“I can see the kids playing in the bean bags because when I’ve gone to pick them up, they’ve been playing in them and they’ll jump out and surprise me,” she says, noting that Leonardo was playing with another boy that day. “The boy came out [of the bean bags] but my son didn’t.” Sanchez says Leonardo, who would have turned 2 this week, was under the chair for up to 15 minutes before the employee realized he was there. She says the employee could have read one story and started another during that time. “Why wasn’t he kept track of? He’s the one you watched out for,” she says through tears. “If he was kept track of they would have known he was playing in the pile of bags.” The mother says she has “mixed emotions” about the employee who sat on her son. “My heart drops to the floor for her knowing she has to live with that for the rest of her life,” Sanchez tells PEOPLE. “I feel for her, yet I’m upset. I’m angry and I’m saddened.”