Juice Pouch Coin Purse -- TUTORIAL

I've had a couple people ask me how I made my juice pouch coin purse from this post. This is SUPER easy, and takes only MINUTES -- even if you are nervous about sewing with zippers. Don't be scared!!

Supplies:

Empty Juice Pouch
(wash in soapy water, and squeeze water out on top of a towel with a rolling pin)
Zipper
(you'll want a little excess length -- I've used 7" and longer)

Monofilament Thread

Step One: Unzip your zipper and line up the edge about 1/8" from the edge of the zipper teeth. Don't butt it right against the teeth! Sew all the way across, near the edge of the juice pouch.

Step Two: (This is where you need that excess zipper length!) line up your zipper on the bottom edge of the juice pouch and sew the same way you did in step one, making sure the ends of the zipper match up so it will zip up correctly.


Step Three: Fold your juice pouch in half and tuck the ends of the zipper inside. (This is the end where the zipper tab sits when the zipper is CLOSED.)


Step Four: Sew all the way down the side.


Step Five: Zip it shut! Trim your zipper about 1/2" past the end of the juice pouch. Tuck the ends in the same way you did on the first side, and sew all the way down this side.


Ta-Da!! Super easy! And isn't it cute??


(I'm not obsessed!)

Juice Pouch Belt -- Tutorial

"Don't put your garbage to waste, put it on your waist!!"
(Wow, that was lame! Many apologies!)


Here are the supplies you will need:
~ Juice pouches
~ Two belt O-rings or D-Rings
~ Monofilament thread
~ Scissors (don't use your good sewing scissors!)


STEP ONE: Wash and rinse your juice pouches


STEP TWO: Cut them in half lengthwise and dry them thoroughly

STEP THREE: Line them up end-to-end, overlapping them, and sew using a zig-zag stitch.

STEP FOUR: Fold in half lenfthwise and sew together (you can do either zig-zag or straight stitch here)

STEP FIVE: Fold the end over your rings and sew as close as you can to the rings. (I did two rows of stitching here for strength.)

Ta-Da!


Too chicken to wear your garbage?

Use it to tie around your sleeping bag for those summer campouts....

....or to take Fido for a walk!

Rockets and Finished Tote

I found this cute pattern for a Rocket Man while browsing The Long Thread. It is nearly impossible to find cute crafts for boys! Since I have been obsessing about girly things, I decided a little boy project was well past due!

The boys are loving it, especially Buzz. He's been coming up with all kinds of fun things to take a ride in his rocket!


Also, I came up with a solution to my Capri Sun bag handle problem:

Old belt becomes....


New handles!

Don't worry, I've already come up with something to use the old belt rings for. A post on that is coming up soon!

Just Sewing Some Garbage.....

"Mommy, what are you doing?"

"Oh, just sewing some garbage...."

I know this is no new discovery, but I just HAD to do it! I need to come up with some handles for the tote bag, but I can't think of anything perfect for the job. It's gotta be more garbage, right?


I just couldn't resist making a little coin purse to go with it!