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Make a 2-Minute Tank Top Tote

30 July 2010 6,126 views 11 Comments

by heather

Here's a DIY tutorial MacGuyver (or his girlfriend) would love! Using a cute tank top and a common dollar store item, you can create a chic tote bag in less than five minutes! These bags, made by Maegan at ...love Maegan, can be created for all kinds of uses, including fancy totes for a wedding day, or hard-working farmer's market totes. So much fun! Find out the secret ingredient below. [how to make a tank top tote]

Project Estimate:

Tank top, on hand
Hair elastics, on hand or $1

Total: FREE and up

11 Comments »

Regina said:

The link takes me to her website, but not the tutorial…I even search for the tutorial and found the button I’m supposed to click to find it–and it doesn’t work! So it’s not your fault, but still disappointing.

# 30 July 2010 at 8:29 am

heather (author) said:

@Regina, I put the wrong link in. I just changed it in the post. Thanks for the heads up! http://www.lovemaegan.com/2010/07/refashion-tank-top-into-carry-all-diy.html

# 30 July 2010 at 10:02 am

...love Maegan said:

How fabulous. Thanks for the feature ;)

# 30 July 2010 at 3:03 pm

Michelle said:

WOW…I just made my kids go grab a tank top and rubber band and voila….purse made in 1.2 seconds ha ha…..they are now rummaging through their drawers to find more tanks that will work! Thanks..so cute!

# 30 July 2010 at 3:03 pm

Mich L. said:

I have just the perfect doesn’t-fit-me-anymore tank top to do this with. What a smart idea!

# 31 July 2010 at 11:54 pm

pam said:

Oh this is a great idea! And just in time – your post! I almost tossed an old tie dye tee the other day, but couldn’t do it. Now I am thrilled I didn’t! A Perfect way to re-purpose it into something that I can use instead of something just taking up room in the closet.

# 1 August 2010 at 9:03 pm

pinkpandora said:

Wonderful idea! Thanks so much for this info.

I like your blog, it’s so inspiring that I changed some of my opinions towards handmade handbags.I found it very interesting to make handbags by myself.

# 3 August 2010 at 7:47 pm

Sophia said:

Too bad I didn’t see this yesterday … My local thrift store had all summer clothes (including tank tops) for $0.10 each. I didn’t buy any because I don’t wear them, but now I wish I had! :)

Thanks for the great ideas you post here. I’ve used quite a few of them as gifts, and people think I’m a genius. ;) Of course I always tell them that you just have to follow the right blogs to get the right information!

# 4 August 2010 at 7:54 am

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# 6 August 2010 at 6:07 am

Tammy C said:

Wow….what a smart gal! Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to recognize. Great job!

# 8 August 2010 at 11:56 am

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# 15 August 2010 at 11:00 am