Make over: cloth bag to clothespin bag

Thanks to a conversation about reusable bags over on Practical Parsimony, I got the idea to use a freebie reusable bag I had on hand to revamp my 28+ year old clothespin bag. I'd made the original bag out of some scrap of fabric hand sewn to a clothes hanger, and after all these years, the thing was literally falling apart.

After snipping the handles off a reusable cloth bag, I just scissor-cut some slits in the top of the bag. After untwisting the wire coat hanger, I threaded the (original) hanger through the slits and then re-twisted the hanger shut.

Sewed the bottom of the bag a little shorter, so I wouldn't have to reach to the elbow for the clothespins. And wahlah, my new clothespin bag!

Making a visible difference daily

Striving to make sure that I do at least one thing daily that gives me a sense of accomplishment AND is visible to others. Today I made a blackberry pie. In fact, it's in the oven now, and the house smells fragrant throughout. The blackberries were in our freezer, so I pulled them out as part of my latest pledge: to use up freezer foods before buying new groceries. Of course, I will buy supplemental groceries, but hopefully will be able to "shop" my freezer for the main stuff. Buzzer's going off now...can't wait to take that pie out of the oven.