Clearly I have a theme here in my posts today....haha. Here's a tutorial for an easy reusable snack bag you can place in those lunch sacks. If it gets dirty, just toss it in the laundry for easy cleaning. You can use up fabric scraps or old shirts with a hole in the sleeve to make this project nearly free.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Reusable Snack Bags
Clearly I have a theme here in my posts today....haha. Here's a tutorial for an easy reusable snack bag you can place in those lunch sacks. If it gets dirty, just toss it in the laundry for easy cleaning. You can use up fabric scraps or old shirts with a hole in the sleeve to make this project nearly free.
Reusable "Brown Paper" Lunch Sack
The Pretty Penny includes a tutorial for how to make a resuable lunch sack so you don't have to keep purchasing brown paper bags.
You certainly could embroider it in any design you like, including perhaps your child's name or simply leave it plain. I think you could also line your favorite fun fabric with the canvas, or add some embellishments to the oustide of your canvas using fabric paint or applique techinques. You could also recycle some old Levi's to make a denim sack and trim them with some scraps of flannel. Maybe even add a pocket with a velcro closure to the front so you can add a few quarters for a snack from the vending machine if you want. Let your imagination run wild!
Obviously, the neat thing about this project is that you can design it to be whatever size you would like & decorate it to suit your personal taste. You can use a brown paper sack as your template and take it apart to use it as a pattern, or you could make a tote that was larger if you wish. Happy sewing!
You certainly could embroider it in any design you like, including perhaps your child's name or simply leave it plain. I think you could also line your favorite fun fabric with the canvas, or add some embellishments to the oustide of your canvas using fabric paint or applique techinques. You could also recycle some old Levi's to make a denim sack and trim them with some scraps of flannel. Maybe even add a pocket with a velcro closure to the front so you can add a few quarters for a snack from the vending machine if you want. Let your imagination run wild!
Obviously, the neat thing about this project is that you can design it to be whatever size you would like & decorate it to suit your personal taste. You can use a brown paper sack as your template and take it apart to use it as a pattern, or you could make a tote that was larger if you wish. Happy sewing! Reusable Sandwich Baggies
I have been wracking my brain trying to come up with something to post, since it's been a while since I got creative and thrifty. My husband was out of work most of this year, but since he got a job in August, I've been a little more lax. Unfortunately, he is facing unemployment again in January, so I do have to start thinking of even more ways to cut my budget.
I ran acros this idea on the internet. It is a way to sew a resuable plastic sandwich baggie. Click here for the tutorial. When selecting your velcro for this project, chose the "sew-on" variety, not the sticky-back. When you use sticky-back and try to sew through it, the needle on your sewing machine will get all gunked up with sticky adhesive.
You may want to read through the comments below the original post. There are lots of people who have suggestions or feedback on what they did when they made their own sandwich bags. You might find the solution that is just right for you. Several of them suggest using oil cloth if you have an aversion to using plastic lined fabric on your food. Sewing templates are also provided on their site, but I have also included it here: templates link.
A bonus of this project is when you unwrap your sandwich, you have a clean placemat for your food while eating. That's always nice!
I ran acros this idea on the internet. It is a way to sew a resuable plastic sandwich baggie. Click here for the tutorial. When selecting your velcro for this project, chose the "sew-on" variety, not the sticky-back. When you use sticky-back and try to sew through it, the needle on your sewing machine will get all gunked up with sticky adhesive.
You may want to read through the comments below the original post. There are lots of people who have suggestions or feedback on what they did when they made their own sandwich bags. You might find the solution that is just right for you. Several of them suggest using oil cloth if you have an aversion to using plastic lined fabric on your food. Sewing templates are also provided on their site, but I have also included it here: templates link. A bonus of this project is when you unwrap your sandwich, you have a clean placemat for your food while eating. That's always nice!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Welcome Mat Services
Hey all
I found a great website that provides coupons and FREE admission to many attractions near your home. My landlord gave me a few vouchers last month, I went to their website and ordered a packet. It arrived yesterday. Well, actually, TWO packets arrived. One was filled with local restaurant gift cards ($10-$20 off, 20%, etc) and one was filled with free admission tickets to museums, the zoo, and discounted admission elsewhere. Even if you've lived in your area for awhile it's worth filling out and seeing if they'll send it your way. It doesn't cost you anything but your information!
Enjoy!
(Because I my landlord gave me one and I ordered one we have TWO free tickets to the Art Museum. We're using our gc we got from restaurants.com and our date on Friday is looking like it's going to cost us about $10. Sweet eh?)
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Restaurant.com Follow Up
Van and I used our first gift certificate on Friday. Some things to be aware of.
1) Check the fine print. Some restaurants will require you to spend a certain amount in order to USE your gift certificate. The steakhouse we went to required us to order $35 worth of food in order to use our $25 gc. That was fine. We calculated it and kept the order straight to $35 so our dinner was $10 plus tip. $10 is MUCH cheaper than it would have cost us! (I guess $12, technically, if you're counting what we paid for the gc)
2) Gratuity. Some restaurants will charge you a "service charge" on your coupon. THIS is gratuity. We got our bill and it was $7 more than we planned (so $17, not $10) Van looked at it and there was a service charge. When we asked the server she hemmed and hawwed and finally said that yes, that was gratutity. More than 20%! We didn't pay any more on our "tip" line and left as is.
Other than those two things you should be good to go. We're really excited to try out different restaurants in Atlanta. Let me know how your experience goes with your coupons!
1) Check the fine print. Some restaurants will require you to spend a certain amount in order to USE your gift certificate. The steakhouse we went to required us to order $35 worth of food in order to use our $25 gc. That was fine. We calculated it and kept the order straight to $35 so our dinner was $10 plus tip. $10 is MUCH cheaper than it would have cost us! (I guess $12, technically, if you're counting what we paid for the gc)
2) Gratuity. Some restaurants will charge you a "service charge" on your coupon. THIS is gratuity. We got our bill and it was $7 more than we planned (so $17, not $10) Van looked at it and there was a service charge. When we asked the server she hemmed and hawwed and finally said that yes, that was gratutity. More than 20%! We didn't pay any more on our "tip" line and left as is.
Other than those two things you should be good to go. We're really excited to try out different restaurants in Atlanta. Let me know how your experience goes with your coupons!
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