I bought a plain white terry hand towel at Wally World in early December with all intentions to add some cute ribbon that matched all my other Christmas decorations. But when we returned from winter break guess what?!? My Thanksgiving hand towel was STILL hanging in the guest bathroom, woops! So I thought I would put that white hand towel to good use and make it into a Valentine’s day towel. It’s really easy to do, you don’t have to sew if you aren’t inclined to do so, just use double sided hem tape (or stitch witch or whatever you call it) or fabric glue. I wanted to make sure this baby was washable so I sewed my ribbons on (using a little fabric glue to keep them in place while I sewed so I didn’t have to pin or iron on a little hem tape). Basically 3 steps to this project.
- pick out what ribbons and/or trim you want to use and cut them to size
- arrange your ribbons/trim (if you are going to sew them, pin them in place or use a little fabric glue)
- attach your ribbons by either sewing, gluing, or heat bonding.
That’s it!! Stock up on the multi-packs of white hand towels next time you see them on sale so you can make one for each holiday!
I am in LOVE with this! We are moving and my daughter will be getting her own bathroom so I have been brainstorming towel ideas. It’s so fun! Thanks for sharing:)
This is adorable!
these are so cute and look so simple too! I love the idea.
Perfect to add to my V-day decor. I may even have all the supplies. Thanks so much for sharing. I am posting this on my blog:
4growingboys.blogspot.com
SO SWEET AND ADoRaBLE, love it! Jen
It’s amazing what a little ribbon can do! These look awesome and I love your ribbon choices!
I love this idea! I especially like that it can be “no sew.” My sewing machine has been in a box since about 2006! Sad I know – but 3 babies later… maybe I’ll get it out soon! Thanks for sharing. <>< Bree (CraftySix)
Cute cute cute! Ribbon can do some awesome things. I featured you today on my valentines day roundup 🙂
http://sunshineandchaucer.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-day-roundup.html
This is too cute!!
wahoo can’t wait to start making these myself. so cute!
Turned out super cute! Come link up: http://gigglesglitzandglam.blogspot.com/2011/01/glam-party-10_10.html
super cute! Will make these for my daughters bathroom.
This is such a sweet tutorial for Valentine’s Day! I’ve got some great tea towels that would be a good base for this project. Would you consider sharing it on Vintage Pollyanna? http://vintagepollyanna.blogspot.com/2011/01/tell-me-tuesday-9.html
This is super cute!
this is really lovely! What a great idea. How does the pom pom trim hold up to washing/tumble drying?
Adorable and super easy! I am getting my sewing machine out tonight.
Hi there you have been featured at CraftOManiac. Thanks Jen
Very cute towels. You have given a bright new life to old plain white towels! Adorable
So cute! I love all the polka dots! I attempted to make some ruffled handtowels yesterday and ended up breaking my needle:(
So pretty, Stacy! I am a sucker for pom poms, polka dots, ribbon, you name it. You covered all the bases. 😉 I think it’s too pretty to use!! I wouldn’t want to mess it up. I’m visiting from The CSI Project today. I hope you’ll stop by my blog to say hi. 🙂
so cute! i think I will have to try this out!