Easy Totebag {for less than $5!} from repurposed pants!

Repurposing old, hole-y (not holy!) jeans into fun little totes perfect for books or teddy bears!

For help with boxing corners see here.

This is a simple bag that really doesn't require much additional fabric aside from the old jeans.

Add a couple more details like a lining & freezer stenciling and you can have a bag like this.  Notice the bow tie- I thought it's be a neat touch but it ended up looking a little too girlie!  I was trying to hide a little fabric paint that went astray!

This tutorial is coming soon.

 

Hooray for Homemade Gifts!

Yesterday we celebrated my wonderful sister-in-law’s birthday and I made her a reversible tote bag.  Overall, I love how it turned out.  I reverse appliquéd Arbonne to one of the pockets since I thought she could use it to carry her catalogues or product. But since it’s reversible she can also turn it so the other print is facing out and Arbonne will be inside.  The prints I used totally scream her name- so perfect for her!  I really like this pattern but it’s a little time consuming (only if you’re ADD like me and want your projects done in an hour or less!)  I am making a smaller version of this bag for my son using denim.   I will post pictures when I’m done. 

PS Less than 9 weeks until Christmas!  Scary!   I would love to hear what some of you are working on for Christmas (I know Halloween isn’t even over but 9 weeks will fly by!)

~Erica