Wednesday 26 August 2009

Ditching Disposables - Handmade Money Pouches

I've done a budget for my monthly spending for as long as I can remember, but last year i made the decision to draw out my 'food' and 'petrol' allowances in cash for the coming month.
I kept these amounts in brown envelopes in my wallet to draw from throughout the money.


Unfortunately over time these rip and need replacing so I was looking for replacements. I found several on the internet but they were all quite large and more money then I had to spend!!!
This summer I had decided to make my goal to get out my machine and practice sewing. Well,with only one week left and the sewing machine untouched on the dining table I decided to make this my first project.
Its not perfect and I'd like to make a few improvements to the design but for now I love my new money pouch!!! Just need to make some more now!!!!!

5 comments:

  1. And there'll be more money to put in them now that you're not having to buy envelopes for the purpose.

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  2. That's a great idea. It's turned out really well!

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  3. Good idea. A friend of mine makes purse pouches from folding magazine pages. They are decorative, useful & recycled. xx

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  4. Thanks guys :)
    bp - they sound good, mine are recycled too - the material was my bedroom curtains in the 1980's, mum still had it stashed and it came my way!!!!! Gosh I feel old now :)

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  5. I love them. We too use the envelopes for those types of things. I will have to look into making some when these paper ones wear out. I signed up to follow your blog...you have set out quite a challenge for yourself. Very interesting!

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