Recently I’ve been seeing tons of really cute trick or treat bags. While it’s tempting to buy some adorable Halloween fabric and make bags for the kids, I’m not doing it this year. I just can’t bring myself to spend the time, money, and effort to make bags they are only going to carry around to 5 houses on our street to collect candy. After that they would just sit around in a closet for an entire year. No thanks.
I’m also not a huge fan of the plastic pumpkin candy carriers. Last year the handle broke off of the one we were using more than once causing spilled candy and unnecessary tears.
I decided to make trick or treat bags that we could re-use for a few years, wouldn’t cost any money, and could be re-purposed for other things, like our trips to the Farmer’s market, throughout the rest of the year.
I used an old pair of jean shorts and a thin sweater.
The jean shorts give it structure and provide a pocket and the sweater allows it to stretch. Plus, I just like to make things reversible.
To make 2 bags:
Cut the back side of the shorts in half.
Trace each half onto a sweater.
(I was planning on keeping this sweater in tact and adding it to my closet, but it had a hole in the back )
Pin the denim and sweater right sides togther on three sides with the finished edges at the top.
Leave the top open.
Sew it together on three sides and then cut off a piece of the hem from the shorts to use as a handle.
Sew on the handle and turn it right-side-out and you’re done. One pair of shorts and one sweater is enough to make 2 bags.
Yay! Free trick or treat bags…or purses…or farmer’s market bags…or diaper totes…or…
Abby’s already putting hers to good use.
They look great, we don’t have Halloween in Australia. I made some similar handbags for my nieces out of denim skirts – its so easy to repurpose and always looks great!
Love that you could use these for trick or treating but also for just about anytihng else.
Repeat what I said on your other post about re-linking up. Sorry about that.