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I’m having so much fun making vinyl bags for two very good reasons:

1. Doesn’t take long
2. No shopping for supplies

I made this one with the idea of a light duty tote, something that I take to the library on a rainy day and use to carry home a few paperbacks. I was stumped when it came to attaching the handles (cheapo vinyl tubing) to the body of the tote.

That’s when I resorted to sifting through the office supplies, and found the cherry paper clips.

Here’s a close up of how I wrapped the wire on the tubing and used the paper clip. When heated the coating of the wire bonds to the vinyl tubing. It’s better than using vinyl glue and unlike the glue, using heat won’t yellow the either vinyl.

ETA: Make your own tote!

Craft withdrawal symptoms may include:

• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Loss of Bladder control
• Uncontrollable urge to clean and decorate

Okay, maybe we can skip loss of bladder control. I did dig out some of my vintage aprons and hang them on the wall, after cleaning the closet.

Tacking the aprons to the wall looked off. A little clothes-line and some old fashioned clothes pins fit the bill.

This is from a slightly different angle. So cheesy or cute? Or cheesy cute?

I think it needs something. I must have actually said “I think it needs something”out loud because the husband made this face and rolled his eyes. It does need something else though, doesn’t it?

I’m thinking more hats, or maybe a pair of garden gloves and a trowel.