Day late but completely fantastic!

Katie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:42:40 +0000

40 days ago my madre had a birthday. This is what was waiting for her when she got home from work.

I used the Vintage Pillowcase Lunchbox Tutorial from Oh, Fransson.

While it’s neither vintage nor a pillowcase, I think it’s adorable. So did Mom. Good thing too, because I was finishing up the last step as she walked in the door!

The tutorial provides good instructions for using Iron-On Vinyl. While you can’t see it in the picture, the whole bag is essentially water/spill resistant. I had a heck of a time finding Iron-On vinyl. The girls at the JoAnn’s cutting counter had no idea what I was talking about. Thankfully someone knew the store though. Turns it they keep it in the Home Dec department by the nailhead trim and curtain rods and such. $10 for a prepackaged roll that should be enough for 2 lunchbags.

Also included in the tutorial is this cute little placemat. Which is perfect. We all know how ‘Ick’ lunchrooms can be.

Next time, though, I don’t think I’ll cover the handles in vinyl. Or try to source a thicker vinyl. It already is getting a little ragged from light use. Meaning it’s carried back and forth to the car daily and that’s about it.

If you’re thinking about making one be sure to check out the Flickr Group. There are some cute versions there too.

I’d love to hear what you’ve made lately.

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Katie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:26:24 +0000

It’s been a long rough day. Browsing through Flickr is about as much as I can handle before bed.

Green Wellies

suziebeezie

Uauage’

mckayvb

Nicole Adrianne

grandmaper

kbreenbo

booizzy

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