Anthro Inspired Dishtowels

I decided to attempt to create a dishtowel as cute as those found in a certain favorite store of mine, but for a bit less money. Ok, ALOT less money. 

 

I began with a stack of towels from the kitchen section at the Dollar Store. You should have seen me searching through an entire wall of towels trying to find perfect colors and construction!

 

I then went home and grabbed my small remaining stash of vintage 1940’s scraps and created a few yo~yo’s. (If you don’t know how to make a yo~yo, Heather Bailey has a great tutorial.) I also sorted through my vintage trims and selected a few quaint buttons. You certainly could use new fabric, trim and buttons, but this was a great way to use what I had on hand.

 

After creating the yo~yo’s I then took a sweet button and hand sewed each button and yo~yo onto the front of the towel. 

  

I then added a coordinating series of trims onto the hem of the towel with my sewing machine. I think they turned out pretty cute!

For those of you who don’t sew, I have stacks of towels that I am currently working on. I have already added several to my Etsy shop.

What have you created from a Dollar Store find?

Laura