This isn't a repurpose, it's more of a fix up of a vintage picnic basket.
My daughter Jamie was really wanting a vintage picnic basket. I was shopping at my favorite Peddler's Mall, and found this one. I took a pic with my phone and sent the picture to her via e-mail. This basket was selling for about $13.00. She wasn't really impressed.
I walked a little further, and found this sweet basket for $9.85. I sent her this picture, and immediately she texted me back, "get it".
This is the finished product. Louie (the grandog) is checking it out to make sure his "mops" did a good job. If Louie were smaller or the basket larger, we could put him in there just like Toto on the Wizard of Oz. Louie spent about 6 weeks with me, because my daughter Jamie had a lot of travel plans. He has gone back home now, and I miss him. However, Miss Kitty and Matt Dillon may be glad he's gone.
There was quite a bit of fabric that I cut off the parts that I pinned. Four corners, four pieces of fabric. I did a little hem in them for napkins. But after I made all four of them, I decided to use them in a different way. I sewed two of them together on 3 sides to use as a little pouch for paper plates and napkins. Another one, I folded over to make a pouch for plastic cutlery. I used adhesive Velcro on both so that the things wouldn't spill out.
- a journal
- salt and pepper
- cutlery
- plates and napkins
- sunscreen
- cork screw
- a small basket to put the cutlery in
Jamie was very happy with how it turned out. I hope that she has lots of fun on her picnic adventures!
Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.
Proper Prim
Oh I bet your daughter was thrilled with the end result... it is gorgeous... I am sure she will treasure that for many years.
Lynn
Nice sewing job! The basket definitely looks great and has its own very special custom look.