Treasure bag

I was sort of dreading the treasure bag project from Handmade Home, because it calls for discarded window screen or mesh and I didn't really think I had any of that lying around. Well....the other night I was emptying the last of the oranges into the bin and I thought-why couldn't I use this mesh orange bag for my treasure bag. (The treasure bag is for collecting shells, rocks, acorns, etc.-something that can get wet and dries quickly or will filter out some of the dirt that comes along with finding these treasures.)

Anyhow-I removed most of the label, ripped a piece of vintage sheet and then a smaller piece of muslin (upcycled curtain). Stamped the muslin. Sewed the muslin onto the piece of sheet. Then sewed the piece of sheet on my orange mesh bag-that was tricky. I used the zigzag stitch and my settings on my machine were all screwed up and I started making a mess of things, so I threw my project across the room and came back to it later. When I came back to it, I ripped out some of the mess I had made, fixed the settings on my machine and just used the regular stitch (mostly) and forged ahead. I grabbed some leftover homemade binding from my scrap bag-stitched 'er across the top and also used it for my straps and voilá-a treasure bag. It's quite strong too. I tested it out with a bunch of canned goods. I'm not sure it will ever get used, but I can count it as a project completed! Amanda Soule always writes 'use what you have' , and I certainly did just that!☺

Thought for the day: It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years. (Sign given to us by friends in lieu of flowers, from my father-in-law's funeral.)