Reusable Shopping Bag – Page 6

Tutorial: Craft fair vendor apron

November 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Christmas shopping season is also Christmas craft fair season. If you plan on sellling your items at a craft fair, why not make yourself a new apron for holding your money and other essentials? Rebecca from This Present Life and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Easy patchwork lanyards

September 14, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Trish from Two Peas in a Pod shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these easy patchwork lanyards. You can make the patchwork strips from small fabric scraps, so go shopping in your scrap bin and rediscover… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fold-away shopping bag

September 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Would you believe that this roomy shopping tote folds up into a small pouch? That way you can keep it in your purse or glove compartment so it’s handy when you need it. Ady from Crafty Ady shows how to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Shopping cart coupon organizer

August 10, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Becca from Blue Cricket Design shares a tutorial for making this handy coupon organizer. It hangs from the handle of your grocery cart so you coupons and shopping list are right where you can find them. Get the tute. [photo… Read more ...

Free pattern: Reusable shopping bag in a handy zippered pouch

July 9, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Ady from Crafty Ady shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Dinky Zip-Away Tote. It’s a cute clamshell-shaped pouch that unzips and unfolds to reveal a reusable shopping bag. Make one to keep in your glove compartment, and… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a shopping tote from a burlap rice bag

May 18, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Head over to Let’s Go Fly A Kite to find out how to make this cool shopping tote out of a burlap rice bag. The printing on the burlap becomes a cool graphical element on the front and back of… Read more ...

Swing Tutorial: Sew a swimsuit

April 29, 2010 by Anne Weaver

If you’ve grown tired of the annual swimsuit shopping torture trek, then you might give it a go with making your own swimsuit. Erin from luck and bliss did just that, and wrote up a tutorial explaining how she did… Read more ...

Sewing tutorial links for the mommy-to-be

March 31, 2010 by Anne Weaver

If you’ve been shopping for maternity clothes lately, you know that they tend to be expensive and not made well. Luckily, you can make most of your maternity wear yourself. Luvinthemommyhood shares a tutorial roundup just for the mommies-to-be. Go … Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY iron-on t-shirt decals from plastic bags

March 30, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Filth Wizardry figured out how to make her own t-shirt iron-on decals using fused plastic bags. She shows what worked and what did not. She started with printed images on bags, but then expanded to create her own images by… Read more ...

Sewing Pattern: Make a reusable shopping bag from two pillowcases

March 27, 2010 by Anne Weaver

The Sewing Dork from Redemption and Confessions of a Sewing Dork shows how to make a reusable shopping bag out of two pillowcases. You can find the tutorial at her blog, Confessions of a Sewing Dork. Get the how-to.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Turn your boot cut jeans into skinny jeans

March 8, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Larissa from mmmcrafts shows how to turn last year’s boot cut jeans into this year’s skinny jeans. It’s as simple as sewing two seams. Go to the tutorial. [photo by Larissa Holland at mmmcrafts] [tags]sewing, tutorial, jeans, skinny,… Read more ...

It’s new: Easy Reusable Grocery Bag pattern

March 6, 2010 by Anne Weaver

This Easy Reusable Grocery Bag pattern is new from Keyka Lou Patterns. According to the description, it’s designed to be easy to load. The wide handles help distribute the weight of the groceries you’ll carry. All function aside, the … Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a crinkly mat for your cat to sleep on

March 4, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Cathie Filian shares a tutorial for making a crinkle mat for cats. Make one for your feline friend so she’ll quit laying down on old shopping bags and newspapers. What am I saying – she’ll probably still do that. But… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a purse from an old pair of jeans

February 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Stefi from Just Chic shows how to recycle an old pair of jeans into a purse. I love how the front pocket on the jeans is the exact size for a cell phone. No more digging through the bottom of… Read more ...

Tutorial: Oilcloth mini shopping bag

February 11, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how to make this mini shopping bag out of oilcloth. If my math is correct, the finished size of this small bag is 7 inches tall x 4.5″ wide x 3.5″ deep. Go to the … Read more ...