I just love having cloth napkins. It has saved me money, as well as space in the landfill. Just throw them in with a load of laundry...
With Christmas approaching, I figured I'd better have some holiday napkins to use. So, I bought a few cheap kitchen towels from Dollar Tree, cut them in half, hemmed the cut edge and now I have 6 new Christmas napkins.
Great idea Carrie, I will have to steal that one from you! On my way to the dollar store next time i am in town. Oh i have an idea I will have to check out Ross! Love ya, Megan
I love this idea! I'm totally going to use it because I'm not good at sewing and this requires sewing only one side. Carrie, I absolutely love this blog!
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3 comments:
The napkins look great!!
I love the love the dish towels at Dollar Tree. I might borrow your idea sometime!! Thanks.
Great idea Carrie, I will have to steal that one from you! On my way to the dollar store next time i am in town. Oh i have an idea I will have to check out Ross! Love ya, Megan
I love this idea! I'm totally going to use it because I'm not good at sewing and this requires sewing only one side. Carrie, I absolutely love this blog!
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