The Pinterest Thread

[dreamcatcher1962]

Has anyone here ever tried making their own reusable snack bags ?
I am just curious what material you would choose to use as a liner. I have read that some people use Polyurethane plastic, others use fabric coated in beeswax and others use ripstop fabric (ie, the kind of fabric used for tents, kites etc) and other use ziploc bags.

I am trying a couple of different ways, one using an old heavy duty ziploc freezer bag cut to size and another using a cereal bag liner. What do you think ?
The image posted is not one of my bags, just one I found on pinterest.

[sheetsofemptycanvas]

I've never tried making them but I love the idea and I've considered ordering them off Etsy (I think glowgirl has some). I think a ziploc liner would work but I'm not really sure.

[electric_viking]

seems like a lot of trouble for reusable snack containers. why not just get the little plastic containers from dollarama? i use them for carrot sticks and dip. separate containers of course.

[dreamcatcher1962]

seems like a lot of trouble for reusable snack containers. why not just get the little plastic containers from dollarama? i use them for carrot sticks and dip. separate containers of course.

lol, I suppose it does seem like a lot of work, but I enjoy sewing so for me it's fun rather than work.
I agree the plastic containers from dollarama would be easier, however, the thing I like about the reusable bags is that they lay flat and take up less storage space when they are not in use.

My cupboard that holds my plastic containers drives me nuts. The containers are always falling out and for some reason can never stay organized.

[sassypants]

Since I keep lurking .... I am also a Pinterest addict - http://pinterest.com/deannas/boards/. It's a random organization of ideas and curious thoughts that I try to tackle when the stores are closed and I am unable to coupon, LOL!

[Natalka]

[sheetsofemptycanvas]

Since I keep lurking .... I am also a Pinterest addict - http://pinterest.com/deannas/boards/. It's a random organization of ideas and curious thoughts that I try to tackle when the stores are closed and I am unable to coupon, LOL!

When I click on it I get a 404 "page cannot be found" error message

[itsjustmebub]

^ works for me!

[Natalka]

[abbasgirl]

lol, I suppose it does seem like a lot of work, but I enjoy sewing so for me it's fun rather than work.
I agree the plastic containers from dollarama would be easier, however, the thing I like about the reusable bags is that they lay flat and take up less storage space when they are not in use.

My cupboard that holds my plastic containers drives me nuts. The containers are always falling out and for some reason can never stay organized.

They are really cute! I think the thing that would be more challenging about them would be washing them and getting them completely dry before you put them away.

[sheetsofemptycanvas]

These are so freaking cute!!

[itsjustmebub]

OMG her cakes & cookies!!!!!

http://pinterest.com/Sweetopia/

MUST check her boards out

[Natalka]

oh, bub, just looking at her page made me forget all the snow outside - it's so pretty, with all the pastel coloured things - but OMG how many pins she has - wowsers, recipes in the thousands, lol!

[Darth Penguin]

http://pinstrosity.blogspot.ca/p/categories.html

[Darth Penguin]

Pinterest stress afflicts nearly half of moms, survey says

In our exclusive TODAY Moms survey of 7,000 U.S. mothers, 42 percent said that they sometimes suffer from Pinterest stress – the worry that they’re not crafty or creative enough. Symptoms include staying up until 3 a.m. clicking through photos of exquisite hand-made birthday party favors even though you’ll end up buying yours at the dollar store, or sobbing quietly into a burnt mess of expensive ingredients that were supposed to be adorable bunny cookies for the school bake sale.