a handmade care package

i recently bought a bunch of these striped rugs from ikea.  i bought them to make pillows.  i love the shade of red and the texture of the rugs.  then i saw them turned into bags with jute webbing straps at one of my favorite stores.  i had to make some.  all i did was fold the rug in half, sew up each of the sides and attach the jute straps.  cute right?!  i might do a giveaway of one of these.  what do you think?  would you like one?  i feel like my ideas are ridiculous sometimes, actually most of the time.

i filled the bag with these goodies for a friend who recently had a baby, sunflowers, fresh cut fruit, blueberry zucchini bread, egg and cheese bake, orange juice, paper plates and utensils, and a little goody for the big brother.

i also included one of my sleep sacks.  this one is my favorite so far.  the front fabric is vintage that i ordered off of ebay.  isn't it adorable?!  i paired it with red ticking and made the bias tape out some fabric i picked up for free at a scrapmeet i went to.  sometimes it's hard to combine new and vintage fabrics because the colors produced today just don't compare to those from the past, but these all went great together.

i love ticking.

i love the animals in this print.  i love a lot of things.  i'm just full of love.

i wrapped the sleep sack like this.  this is my new favorite way to wrap presents.  i buy old patterns at the thrift store, four of them for a dollar, and then use the pattern instructions as wrapping paper.  here i attached bakers twine for the ribbon and attached a little note.  i had so much fun putting this care package together.  it didn't take much money, just my time and i love that.  i love when i can turn some very inexpensive simple items into something great.

happy sunday friends!

love,

amber