Like many people, I've learned some of the best life lessons from my mom [1]. One of the best ones she's ever taught me is that it's really easy to go green and give many old products a new life — like a white t-shirt. If you're in need for a dust rag, head straight to your closet and look for an old t-shirt that's seen better days. Here's how to turn that into a dust rag:

1. First, lay out the t-shirt flat and cut off both sleeves. These can be mini-rags.
2. Now, cut off the edge of the shirt so that it's less bulky.
3. Ta-da! You have your new dust rag. If it's too big, you can cut the top half of the shirt off. You'll now have two rags.

There you go — an easy way to upcycle an old t-shirt! Just add this to the list of other ways you can always turn something of yours into an easy upcycle project [2].