Old Towels

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We've been swimming our brains out here lately and the towel dragging thing back and forth to the pool has gotten to be, well, a drag. I found a fun solution and wanted to share it with you. C'mon! Fair warning, this is kind of a quickie and not highly detailed instruction-wise, but you'll likely get the picture as soon as you see the pictures. You're so smart. Wash and dry your beach towel and your selected fabric. Measure the width of the towel from end to end. Cut two pieces of fabric in…

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Make a wash cloth soap holder in 5 minutes! This easy sewing project will make your soap easier to hold and use until the very end.

Beach Chaise Organizer - made by re-purposing three hand towels I was shopping last weekend, preparing for summer beach trips. I am not in the market for any more beach gear - I have plenty. But then I saw an organizer for chaise lounges. What a great concept. It's basically a long piece of fabric with pockets to keep your phone, sunscreen, glasses, etc. handy and accessible. I had to admit that I never have seen one at the community pool or beach. I decided I needed one. Beach chair/chaise…

Turn basic terry-cloth towels into charming bath-time pals with this simple sewing project from "Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts."

Here is my typical Saturday morning...get up, the usual breakfast, get dressed, and off to swim lessons. Play with the mister while the lil' lady has her lesson and then....{insert deep breaths here} full panic mode from the lil' lady cause she is freezing. I get her in a towel, but the second she has to do anything besides stand there panic strikes again cause she will have to let go of her towel and will get cold. Please tell me this sounds familiar...anyone? I knew there had to be a way…

We do all have bath towels in our cupboards, and some of the areas of a towel may be worn out than the others, ripped off or just don't quite fit anymore to repair. So what can we do with them? Before thinking of throwing away the whole towel, how about giving them a second life. Remember that the newer parts of the bath towel can still be recycled in many ways. Now take a look below! image credits image credits image credits image credits image credits image credits image credits image…

Give your old towels a second life by transforming them into something useful and cool.

- Round towel with white tassel trim - 100% cotton terry cloth - 59” diameter (not including tassel trim)

. . . . . How to Recycle: How To Recycle Old Bath Towels

Headed to the beach this Memorial Day weekend? You're gonna want to make some stuff first!