Boy do I have a treat for you today! The craftalicious girls over at eighteen25 are here show us how to make a Survial Kit. I can only imagine all fun I could have making these for my self and for all my girl friends!! Just think, bridesmaid gifts, Mother’s Day, birthday, Christmas! So cute!
Take it away ladies……………………
Hi there TidyMom friends!!
we are Jennifer, Jamie and Jodie, the sisters from eighteen25 .
We are big fans of Cheryl’s and the TidyMom blog so we are very excited to be here today!!
We don’t know about you but there are lots of days when we feel like we live in the car.
from morning till dinner time….it’s go, go, go.
If you can relate, go grab yourself a potholder.
you need one of these babies!
it’s a girl’s emergency clutch!
(cute potholder turned emergency wallet)
Survival Kit
you know…a catch all!
for the things you always need….but never have.
It’s perfect for your car or purse or boat or camper…..
so, let’s get started!
here’s what you’re going to need:
(just a few things really)
1. a square potholder (ours are from Target…the Dwell line)
2. a large button
3. about. 6″ grosgrain coordinating ribbon
4. 10 snack size zip lock baggies
5. tape
6. coordinating embroidery floss
7. sewing machine
step 1: lay your potholder inside up (make sure your pocket is at the top, either on the inside of the wallet or the outside). place one zip lock on the right side (zipper toward the right edge) and place a piece of tape on the top and bottom (to keep the baggies from moving). place another zip lock on the left side overlapping the first (with the zipper toward the left edge) and tape the top and bottom. continue alternating sides and overlapping the bottoms of all ten baggies (5 on each side).
step 2: now that the baggies are securely taped in place, sew a zig zag stitch all the way down the middle of the potholder (which should also be down the middle of the overlapped baggies).
step 3: fold your potholder in half to make your wallet and find your middle to sew on your button. we used yellow embroidery floss…just to make a statement.
step 4: using your 6″ piece of grosgrain ribbon, fold in half lengthwise and sew all the way down. (you can use a thinner ribbon or even a hair elastic…this is just what we had on hand). then, on the backside of your wallet, make a loop with your ribbon large enough to fit over your button and sew down.
and…there you have it!
(back)
(front)
a few ideas of things to put in your emergency clutch:
advil or tylenol
tums
band aids/first aid cream
gum/mints
tooth picks/floss
hair elastics
eye drops
cough drops
emergency medication
matches
feminine products
an emergency mimi (pacifier)
cash
spare house key
nail file
tweezers
pen and pencil (for that cute front pocket, of course!)
Thanks so much for having us Cheryl!!
About the Author:
born + raised in vegas. These three sisters grew up in a little brick house on the east side of town. The number hammered onto their mailbox was 1825.
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I love this idea. I just wish they made sturdier ziplock bags because after a while, they get “funny” and that would be a shame. I love that you used the potholders which have that ready made pocket in them.
I was thinking that sewing another piece of grosgrain ribbon down the middle of the potholder instead of just sewing over the plastic bags might aid in securing the bags more permanently than just sewing through the plastic. Whadya tink?
:D:D
Donna
Mother of four daughters, Kaela, 20, Alexa, 17, Emme and Tess, 11
yes, yes AND YES! I keep an emergency kit in the trunk of my car. You never know when you’re gonna need something!
Just a thought… I’m sure someone may have said it already, but why not just use the already built in pocket on the pot holder (where you slip your hand in usually)… or at least us it also!!! This is so cute and such a fun easy project!!!
I might just keep some note paper (having recycled it from some cute colored paper left over from the kids’ school announcements) along with the aforementioned pens in the outside pockets – - – also a great place for a few business cards.
Love this!!! Featured it on my blog today:
Thanks!
Suz from WelltoDo
I just wanted to let you know I included this in my 2011 Ultimate DIY Gift Guide (101 tutorials/recipes)!
Just the very idea of turning a pot holder into something like a purse is awesome. I’m definitely going to do this project. Great to have when travelling.
These are a SUPER cute idea. I am making one for the ladies in my family! My 2 sisters and my mommy
Can’t wait till they see this! I think I might even make one for the guys in my family but with more masculine colors and some guy items 
I LOVE this!! So fabulous & inexpensive. Definitely a must make.
Years ago my sewing group made a similar project from a fabric placemat using multiple size zipper style bags. I preferred thicker freezer bags with sliders. We also used a wide piece of grossgrain ribbon to secure the bags in the middle. We added pockets and other embellishments. They started out as sewing kits, but evolved into other mulitpurpose holders. One of our young members turned them into gifts for college kids with stationary, stamps, addresses…
this is a brilliant idea!!
Found this from Pinterest! (Gotta love that site right??!!) I am planning to make this tomorrow BUT for the sole purpose of using for my “monthly time” bag. This would be much nicer and discrete than having to lug my huge purse into the bathroom when were visiting family and stuff. Or trying to hide something up a sleeve! I think I am going to try freezer bags. Or maybe I will put the pocket on the inside and use that to stash a few things in!
Great Idea! Thanks for sharing!
LOVE this! I love semi-homemade! Thanks for sharing!
Super cute idea! And I was excited to see that you call pacifiers “mimis” at your house too!
this is so cool, the colors combination also lovely..
i will make one! thank you for the tutorial..
Hi! Thanks so much for this tutorial. Found it on Pinterest. I just finished making a batch to give as gifts (and one for myself, of course!) What an awesome idea!! …I couldn’t find any cute potholders with pockets, but the ones I did find already had a loop that I could use for the button hole. I sewed a ribbon over the baggies like one commenter had suggested and it looks great. Can’t wait to fill them and give them out!
I love this idea! How much do you think you could sell these for? How much would you pay?
I am the co-leader, the crafty and creative one, for my 7 year old daughter’s Girl Scout troop. Her troop is a Daisy troop with part of the girls getting ready to “bridge” to Brownies. Having just found this on Pinterest, this is perfect timing for me to whip these up as “gifts” for my girls that are bridging. I will probably make them for all the girls though. These are such an easy and AWESOME idea…I can hardly wait to get started! Not an expensive project either!! I like the idea for our feminine products and I think these would be PERFECT for a diaper bag too, to keep all those “little things” together that are always loose on the bottom of the bag! Thanks to TidyMom for posting this!!
I am making these for Mother’s Day, and I am using pot holders that already have a loop on one side, so I am only having to stitch down the middle, and then hand sew a button. Great project!
Wonderful tutorial! I featured you on my tutorial roundup! Thanks for sharing!
Caroline
Cold Hands Warm Heart Crafts