Well, check another item off our "To Do" list. We just finished our FE hanger tonight. We're not the artsy-crafty types. So, we're looking for a way to make a hanger without having to do a lot of cutting, gluing and sewing. Thanks to my DW, we found a way to get around the cutting and sewing, though we still had to get our hands sticky with a little glue. For others on the FE list who still don't have a hanger and are also looking for something quick, here's what we did:
Step 1: Get ye to The Container Store and secure one of these nifty back-of-door
hanger-ma-bob doohickies (technical jargon). They come in a bright, flowery pattern or a black & white pattern. My daughter chose the bright, flowery pattern. They have six loops that snap to hang items on the back of your door and such.
Step 2: Get ye to a Michael's craft store and secure these
miniature tote bags. They come in multiple colors. We chose green and pink. Cut off one of the handles. This will be the front side of the tote. The side with a handle will be the side you hang from a loop.
Step 3: Get ye to the stickers and embellishments section at Michael's. Secure whatever themed stickers/embellishments you want to use to decorate your totes. Don't forget adhesive lettering for your names if you want to include them on your FE hanger. Also, pick up a good fabric glue to glue all your embellishments to your totes to make sure they don't come loose. The self-adhesive on the back of the embellishments doesn't hold too well on the fabric totes.
Step 4: Glue ye names and embellishments to the totes. Make it look fun and pretty, if you can. We don't want any lame, boring FE hangers on this cruise! (Don't worry if you're not good at this part. Neither are we!).
Step 5: Sit back and admire ye craftwork!
Below are pics of the individual parts and our finished FE hangers:
The Hanger:
The snap loops on the hanger:
The miniature totes:
The finished FE hanger: