Ziploc Purse

A purse with zipper-lock bags inside - youre probably already thinking of zillions of ways you could use such a purse. It could hold receipts and such in the car, it could hold a childs craft supplies as the family travels, or it could hold a few diapers or other baby needs. You could use the bag to hold small items around the house, or even to store assorted greeting cards and letters. There are lots of ways to use a Ziploc purse and, the great thing is, its a breeze to make.Purchase an ordinary gift bag and use it as the purse for the arrangement. The bag should be the type which has two handles. Youll be using Ziploc or other zipper bags so the handled bag you choose should be at least as wide as the Ziplocs, but could also be a couple of inches wider.Lay the bag flat on a table. See the way the bottom area is folded up and, when you open the bag, the bottom opens up? Well, with the bag flat in front of you, fold the bottom of the bag down so that its flat, too. Now, look at the sides of the bag. They are folded so that the fold goes in towards the inside of the bag. If you peek into the bag without opening it all the way, youll see that these folds almost divide the bag in half. From now, on, well call each of those sections "one half of the bag".Stack three Ziploc bags on top of each other. Tear a long piece of tape, lay it sticky side-up, and set the bottom edges of the bag on the tape. Fold the tape over the top bag so that you tape all three bags together, temporarily. Do the same to another stack of three Ziplocs.Slide three of the taped bags into one half of the bag, and the other three into the other half of the bag, aligning them so that the tops of the Ziplocs are even with the top of the gift bag. Feel where the bottoms of the Ziplocs are and mark an area just above that. Sew straight across all of the bags, from one side to the other, just above the bottoms of the zipper bags. Cut off everything from the stitching, down. If you want, sew a strip of fabric or decorative paper over the cut edge of the bag to conceal it as well as the stitching.Use sticker labels to write names on each baggie, if you want. This can help you keep track of whats inside each individual Ziploc in the tote. Use these to hold scrapbook accents, business cards, snacks for traveling, pens and other art supplies, stamps and more tiny things, and a host of other objects. The Ziploc purse is a quick and easy project you can make which will serve you for many years to come.Ziploc Purse