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Make a Laundry Monster

14 August 2009 3,846 views 9 Comments

by heather

Reader Jessica H. from mad in crafts made a space/alien-themed room for her child, and came up with this great idea for a custom laundry bag using a laundry bag she got at the dollar store! She modified the laundry bag by threading a wire hanger through the drawstring casing part of the bag, and then stitched on some alien-ish features and pipecleaner antennae. Fun idea! [click here for Jessica's tutorial]

Project Estimate:

Mesh laundry bag, $1
Scrap felt, on hand
Wire hanger, on hand

Total: $1

9 Comments »

songbirdtiff said:

How cute is that?! I wonder if my husband would actually put his laundry IN the basket if I made him one of these, lol!

# 14 August 2009 at 7:23 am

Amy said:

I think this is so cute! What a great way to help the kids “enjoy” putting the laundry in! :)

# 14 August 2009 at 6:54 pm

Corinne said:

That is so awesome!! And for a $1!

# 14 August 2009 at 9:53 pm

Chica and Jo said:

How adorable! Thanks for sharing.

# 15 August 2009 at 8:56 pm

Monsters, Monsters, Everywhere | Make and Takes said:

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# 19 October 2009 at 3:14 am

Jessica H. said:

This was one of my favorite projects this year. I just started up my blog, and pretty soon I will have a series on all the craft decor I did for my son’s space themed room. Check it out!

madincrafts.blogspot.com

# 25 October 2009 at 8:24 pm

UncleEnvelope said:

I love your suggestion. I actually have a site for crafty kids, we send out paper crafts in the mail once a month. I’m all about the do-it-yourself projects :)

# 5 November 2009 at 12:19 pm