Thursday, August 08, 2013

Summer of Jo-Ann Tie-Dye Tote Bag




A Jo-Ann fabric and craft store is coming to my town, and I am so excited!  No more driving over an hour to get to the nearest Jo-Ann's!  It was also exciting when I was asked to participate in Jo-Ann's Summer Crafting Challenge.  The challenge was to choose one of the 72 projects from the Cape Discovery Spring Craft Catalog, buy the supplies, and then create the project with our own twist.

Emily needs a bag to carry her piano books to lessons, so when I saw the tie-dye tote bag in the catalog, I knew it would be a great project for us to make together.   With the generous $25 gift card from Jo-Ann, we purchased the supplies.  Emily picked out the cat appliqué and cat paw sparkles.  Cats.  Of course.  The child loves cats. 


Since I have never before tie-dyed anything in my whole crafting life, I was glad for the detailed instructions that came with the dye.  It was so easy.  So fun.  Such fun that after we dyed the bag we started searching the house to find something more to dye.  


 Two of the Shirts We Dyed

 
  Jo-Ann's Inspiration on the Left and Emily's Project on the Right

I love Emily's finished tote bag, and now I want to dye everything in sight. I'll refrain, but I won't refrain from attempting more of the projects from Jo-Ann's.  Did I mention how thrilled I am that Jo-Ann's is coming to town?! 

Take a look at the Jo-Ann Pinterest page for more inspiration or search the hashtag #summerofjoann. Also, if you sign up to become a Preferred Customer, you will receive a 20% coupon. 

One thing about the dye kit—it only came with two plastic gloves.  I ended up with lovely blue hands because Emily wore the gloves.  My fingernails remained blue for weeks!   


7 comments:

  1. We are getting not only a Jo-Ann store but a Hobby Lobby as well... to say I am excited about this would be an understatement!!

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    1. Oh, a Hobby Lobby, how wonderful! I'm happy for you! We have heard rumors for years that we're getting one, too, but it's not happened yet. At least the Jo-Ann store has a sign on the building, coming in October. :)

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  2. Looks like you all had fun! I've never tie dyed anything. It looks fun though!

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    1. You should try tie dye. It was not as complicated as I thought it would be, and other than the blue hands, it was fun. Make sure you have gloves!

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  3. Looks like fun! We don't have any Jo-Ann stores in Canada so consider yourself blessed. :-) I live pretty close to the border so a couple of times a year I drive to Jo-Ann in Bellingham, WA. It's a 'dangerous' store though... I always spend more than I should.

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  4. Looks like you all had a lot of fun tie dying! The finished tote is very nice...and definitely reflects Emily's personality.:)

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