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Pinterest: T-Shirt Dog Toys

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As you know – I love me some Pinterest and my DIY board has been busy lately! I have even found a few things I can make for my dogs…this was one of them – DIY Dog Toys.

These are made from old t-shirts – which was perfect timing because I was planning on cleaning out Larry’s t-shirt wardrobe anyway! After going through his shirts – I found a HUGE pile.

Basically you cut the shirts into strips that are about 1-2″ wide and the same length. My hands were definitely sore from cutting. I also basically got a rhythm down where I skipped the sleeves and collar area. I took a rectangle from the body front/back and cut these into straps and then just pitched the rest.

From there – I divided the strips into 6 piles (I had a lot of t-shirts) – then divided the piles into three piles. The blog post from Pinterest suggested twisting them together but I know my dogs – twisting would take about 30 seconds to destroy – so I braided.

After braiding – I then tied the pile of strips at each end into a knot as best I could. It wasn’t always easy after braiding – the toy was pretty thick – so you have to leave enough to tie. The nice thing is – once you tied – you could pull on the ends and it pulled the whole braid and only made the whole thing tighter.

So there it is – a big ass pile of dog toys!

 

I made some longer, some shorter, some thicker, some thinner – wanted to see how they would hold up.
The dogs really enjoy anything they can fetch – so it was a night well-spent. I even gave a couple to friends. It was also fun to match the colors up – but I didn’t pay too much attention to that part of it.

Once the dogs start tugging on them – a lot of strings loosen up – so I was able to tie it into a circle and make it last a little longer.

All in all I liked this craft quite a bit – it would have been nice to have a buddy for this one – my hands were SORE!

I’d love to see some new things on Pinterest – feel free to share your username in the comments so I can check them out!

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