DIY: Many-Pockets Purse

Feeling blue because the Vera Bradley purse I wanted was way too expensive and way too not-on-sale, I decided I'd make my own purse (which is much more fun anyway).  I found instructions at allpeoplequilt.com, though I realized after finishing the project that the straps were too short for my liking.  So, if you do make this purse, I suggest making the straps longer.  

Pick-a-Pocket Purse

The benefit of making your own purse is that you can customize the pockets.  In mine, I added a nice zipper pouch and then some sectioned pockets, including ones to hold pens and tic-tacs.

Sectioned Pockets

Zippered Pocket

DIY: Extra Toilet Paper Holder

We have quite a small bathroom, so having a cute little paper towel rack taking up space is out of the question; however, this easy sewing project is a great solution.  Tracy's Treasury has excellent directions with many photos of the sewing process.  I was able to use some leftover fabric from a plastic bag holder I had made earlier.

DIY: Plastic Bag Holder

Recently I borrowed my mother-in-law's sewing machine to make items for our sugar gliders' cage... once those were made, I scavenged Pinterest, looking for easy and useful sewing projects.  This quick project was found on Make it and Love it.  The bag has an elastic top and bottom, with the top being bigger (to allow for easy bag stuffing) and the bottom being smaller (to allow for single-bag grabbing).  I hung mine on our pantry door.