Over at The Polkadot Chair, I found this cute idea: make a zippy pouch for wet stuff out of a shower curtain! This cool flamingo shower curtain was on sale at Target, but if you don’t mind plain, the dollar store has shower curtains, too. Sure, summer is almost over (hello, August!), but wet pouches are useful for lots of other applications. Moms of diaper-wearers, raise your hands! Author Melissa said she likes using shower curtains because they come in cute prints and they offer a lot of yardage at a good price. [how to make a zippy waterproof pouch]
Other ideas for stuff you can make with shower curtains: diaper changing pads, oversized totes for workout, pool or beach, waterproof fitted sheets for a crib. Consider using shower curtain material for any project that would benefit from being waterproof. Don’t forget you can reuse your old shower curtains too. Just toss them in the washer with a teeny bit of bleach and allow them to dry before you cut into them.
Project Estimate:
- Shower curtain, $1 and up
- Zipper, $1 and up
- Sewing stuff, on hand
Total: $2 and up
7 Comments
pam
Heather! This is brilliant! Such a simple idea to use shower curtains in all these great ways. Perfect for making pouches for “wet” things or anything else you mentioned. I have to noodle on this one a bit! Am very excited by the prospects!
Melissa
Thank you so much for the link!!
Melissa
Sharon
Hi Heather!
I just bought a Dollar Tree “dirty laundry” bag for our wet stuff from the boat, yesterday…wish I would have known about this idea first! :-)
I have a Graphted Craft Robo( not susre that the difference is between that and the Silhouette) and I love it! I jsut didi a project with it and a dollar tree floating frame. you can check it out here when you have a minute!
http://keeninspirations.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-many-projects.html
Have a great week!
Sharon
10a
As for the waterproof fitted sheets for a crib; only make these with material you can breathe through when you put it in front of your face. Personally I wouldn’t use a shower curtain I think. Maybe just for a sheet that covers a small part of the bed or if iss underneath a few layers of normal sheet.
Jenn@FFP
You can use this idea with some minor changes to make a lunch tote or a reusable sandwich baggie and all sorts of back to school stuff. I think I’ll hit the dollar store later this week to see what other goodies I can whip up! ;D
Amanda
Does anyone know where else the turorial for this is? The link is broken :o( and I really want to make for my kids swim lessons this fall
heather
@Amanda, I updated the link to the new one: http://www.polkadotchair.com/2010/07/zippy-wet-pouch-made-from-a-shower-curtain.html/