Yippee

Ok, so I am going to do a plug for my bags, if you aren't interested I'd still like you to keep reading in case you can think of someone who might :)  Oh and there might be a giveaway...

Since school started this year I knew we were going to be going through plastic baggies like crazy (3 in school), they are annoying to me and I always feel like I'm wasting money (even though I get them for pretty cheap by couponing ;) AND they are horrible on the environment!  Anyway, I saw them online and wanted to try them out like yesterday, of course no one sold them around my area, they were in online stores, but super pricey + shipping wasn't really an option!  So, I sat down and tried to make them on my own and they came out fantastic!  The girls started taking them the first week of school & I started getting inquiries about them, so I put them up on Etsy :)  A lady saw them on a friends page and she featured them on her blog (a crafty, do it yourself, save money, sorta blog) that gets about 700 hits a day :)  and I did a giveaway for more interest!  She also figured out the price comparison, if you use 1 plastic baggie (we actually were using about 3 each day per person) for each day of school (180) the bag will pay for itself during the school year :)

The benefits of these bags are they can be used for EVERYTHING!!!  When Jack wants a snack, we use a bag, when we go out to do errands, we use a bag, when we go to the playground, we use a bag, school lunches, we use a bag & a wrap, he often eats his cereal out of the bag too :) He loves that he can go in the drawer and pick out which bag to use!  They are perfect for almost any snack (except liquids), apples, oranges, crackers, Anna even took pickles last week!!!  We really are getting a ton of use out of them & they hold up great!  The outside fabric is cotton and the inside is rip stop nylon (completely food safe and water-resistent), which means the bags are completely machine washable (cold water) and can be dried in the dryer as well (tumble dry low heat) or can be wiped out with a damp paper towel & air dried, simple!  I do have to say the quality is pretty great too, I am a perfectionist (as many of you know;), so I take great care in making sure seams are straight, velcro is straight, lines lines up, basically what I would expect if I was purchasing them from someone!

My favorite and the girls is the sandwich wrap, it folds up & wraps around your sandwich to keep your bread fresh & secure and when you unfold it, it becomes a placemat to keep food off germy surfaces!  Lizzy likes it so much she has asked to use it at home now instead of a plate, silly girl!  The wrap is also top stitched for added durability as well as a more finished look!  It too is machine washable & able to be dried in the dryer!

These bags & wraps are perfect for school lunches, parent lunches, grandparents, teachers, anyone can benefit, and who wouldn't love a fun print?!?!?  So.....Jody convinced me to do another giveaway on my blog, yippee!!!  So, if you'd like to be entered to win a lunch set (1 sandwich wrap & 1 snack bag), visit my Etsy site HERE, and leave a comment on my blog stating what your favorite item is and why you like it ;)  I'll choose a winner on Wednesday (you have until midnight to enter) and I'll announce the winner Thursday morning, so check back to see if you won!!!  If you'd like to purchase anything off my site, use the code "Sarah" to get 10% off, but it's only valid through Friday September 23rd :)