Upcycled and Repurposed Backpack Tutorial

Upcycled and Repurposed Backpack Pocket to a Small Bag

The Upcycled Backpack...
to Small Bag

Take a look around your home.  Are there things that you need to trash? Are there things you can give to others who may have a greater need?  Are there things you could sell at a garage sale or give to the Goodwill?   If you aren’t using it now and don’t have a foreseeable future for the item, MAY BE they shouldn’t take up more dwelling space.  Also the more “stuff” you have, the more stressful life can be with more to manage.  I know when my kids have toys strewn all around I can feel a bit edgey.  Are there items around your home you deem garbage that you could be given new life?

My friend, who knew I was making homemade snack bags, gave me a worn out backpack so I could use the material for future snack bags. While I was cutting into it the thought came to me that I could take the front part off and turn it into a small bag or larger snack bag.  The zipper it had substituted for the velcro I usually use.  It was fun, quick, and easy to morph this backpack pocket into a larger snack bag or as a multipurpose bag.

cut out
behind the
Put the right sides together.
Sew together all the way around.
Turn it inside out.
Here is the backside.

 

By Sonja

Sonja is a lover of the Lord, family, and friends. She digs DIY (especially re-purposing), fancies fitness, foods (whole), & fellowship. She is a thrifty thinker and jives with jazz. “Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful” (1 Corinthians 4:2 ESV). Thanks for visiting!

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