Hi friends! When my kiddos were small, they loved using those plastic pumpkins to carry their candy on Halloween. But now that the kids are getting older and bringing home a lot more candy, those little pumpkins just aren't cutting it. In fact last year, we even had to make a quick run home before heading out again. I think we just have some very generous neighbors! So I got creative and made this super easy no-sew Halloween tote bag that definitely has more room for treats!
As much as I love to get crafty, I absolutely, positively do not sew. No offense to those of you who do, and really, it's an awesome skill to have, but it's definitely not my thing. So, anytime I can do a no-sew project, I go for it.
I was in the craft store yesterday, and I saw these adorable felt pumpkins. At first, I thought I could use one or two for a Halloween pillow, but our pillows tend to end up on the floor. So then I remembered that the kids needed some new bags for trick-or-treating, and I decided to decorate some tote bags with the felt pumpkins instead.
I bought a pack of medium-sized canvas tote bags, some yellow felt, and since I had a coupon, the entire project cost less than $10. And it only took a few minutes too. Go me!
So, here's how to make a no-sew Halloween tote bag:
Supplies
- Medium canvas tote bag
- Medium felt pumpkin
- Yellow felt
- Glue
- Scissors
- Cardboard
Next, I trimmed the yellow felt so that it fit just underneath the pumpkin and filled the spaces for the eyes, nose and mouth. You can see that I wasn't that neat with the cutting, but nobody will see this!
Then, I lined the pumpkin up so that it covered the yellow felt, and I glued the pumpkin on top of the felt. Here's where you may want to use some cardboard inside the tote, just so that the glue doesn't seep through the canvas.
No-Sew American Girl Doll Outfit
Robin says
Dee, this is just adorable and totally doable! Thanks so much for inspiring us this week on Monday Funday! ox
Dee M says
Thanks, Shantel! It's definitely my kind of craft. 🙂
Shantel Jones says
Now that is my kind of bag, easy and cute!
Dee M says
That sounds amazing, Carol, and I'm sure your grands loved them! This is about as close to homemade as we'll get over here. 😉
Carol says
That is really cute, Dee! I made some of those several years ago for our grandchildren. I had some really cute Halloween fabric and did all kinds of appliquéd shapes, & some of the fabric even glowed in the dark.....probably put way more effort into those bags than was needed, considering they no doubt got beat up during trick or treating! They were fun and just one of those things that Nanas do.....at least once!