Thingy Bags - A bag to hold everything

Most of my designs have come about from a need in our family and my Thingy Bags are no exception!  When my oldest son was just about 3 years old, he LOVED cars.  And I mean he loved them like every three year old boy loves cars.  For some reason, when we went in the car, he couldn't just take one or two.  No.  He had to take his whole collection!  So there he was, with his little 3 year old hands and 10 toy cars trying to get from the house to the car with all of them.  As you can imagine, it was quite the scene.  Looking back now, I can have a laugh at how cute it was.. but at the time when I was just trying to get out of the house to the supermarket before my baby needed another feeding, it was an exercise of pure patience!!

So I decided to make him a little bag for him to put all the toys in.  I knew it had to be durable (not rip or tear when toys went in, and also withstand a 3 year old's bashing it around), it had to be something he could open and close on his own and it had to be big enough to hold the toys but not too big that it would drag on the ground.

And I came up with the Thingy Bag!  A cotton drawstring bag with another layer inside for lining that was both function and cute.

And being cotton, it can easily be put in the washing machine and hung to dry.  

As he got older, he found lots of new uses for his bag.  He brought it to school to show his news to his classmates, it's the perfect size for lego and marbles... it really is perfect for all of your child's 'things'.  Over the years, I have made and sold hundreds of these bags and I've heard of all sorts of interesting uses for them.  Loom bands, gift bags, overnight bag for toiletries and endless other suggestions.

Thingy Bags measure 7 inches across by 11 inches down (28 cm x 18 cm) and I make them in a variety of colours and designs which you can find on my Etsy shop here.  Or you can check them out on my facebook page here.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to Jo-Anna's Attic. I am the creative designer behind Jo-Anna's Attic's lovely handmade blankets and room decor.  It has long been my dream to create beautiful home decor for everyone. I believe that our home environment influences our lives, especially for us stay at home mums who spend most of our time there.  I think it's important to have pretty things to help make our homes a cozy haven for us and our families.  I also believe that everyone has the right to have nice things, regardless of how much money they have.  For that reason, I like to offer my items at affordable prices so that everyone can have something cheerful in their homes.

I will spend time here sharing my creations with you, going through some of the processes and inspirations as they come to me.  I also love decorating on a budget so I will share my work there too..  It doesn't have to cost a lot to have a beautiful home!  Just a little bit of time and some imagination.

It is my desire to bring as many cozy, gorgeous creations to the world as I can.  Please follow me on my creative journey.

Thank you for joining along!