Plastic Bag Holder

So, you have an old shirt

and a cabinet FULL of plastic grocery sacks?

I understand this is ridiculous.

I have a small solution.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's another successful sewing project.

I'll even give you a mini-tutorial because I did this all on my own which means it was obviously really really ridiculously difficult.

1. Cut a rectangle out of the old shirt.  Bonus if you keep the bottom seam...LESS SEWING!

2. Sew a casing for the elastic on the edge that isn't finished (sorry, no pictures).

3. Add a hook to hang your awesome bag holder.

I just used a scrap from the shirt but you can use anything you want...ribbon, string, twine, plastic bags, anything

4. Sew the sides together to form a tube.

5. Add elastic to top and bottom casings.  (I was going to try shirring but after my initial trouble I thought this would be much quicker.)

6. Stuff with bags and hang. 

It's a little large for my cabinet but I'm over it.  To avoid this, measure first.  I hate measuring.

And that's it.  Now your cabinet is plastic bag free.

Mail and Magazine Organizer

I've been crafting again...this time, successful but not as much.

Before we get to the craft, let's talk about what I learned with this craft.

• I should ask questions of people who work at the fabric store when I'm not sure.
• The cheapo left-over fabric looks a lot different when rolled as opposed to unfolded.
• Hot glue really is hot.

 Alright my lovelies...I used this tutorial. 

Mine is not nearly as pretty (or as finished) as the tutorial.  Also, I used the wrong kind of interfacing so it didn't stick to both sides of the fabric.  My solution?  Sew the crap out of it.  Also, I didn't glue down the backing fabric first.  I just pulled and stapled...and stapled and stapled and stapled.  I loved staples in this craft. 

Moral of the story: One day I will be a good crafter and things will look professional-ish.