Fix hasn't been as DIY as I thought it might be at the beginning...but now that I've eschewed buying for so long, and I detest throwing things out, I'm starting to see the things around me in a new way.  A plastic net bag for potatoes became a scrubby for my dishes.  This t-shirt became a roomy new tote, thanks to the vision and skills of one of the helpers at the Swap-O-Rama-Rama.  It's one-of-a-kind, and gives the tee I promised I'd wear but never actually did a real purpose.  I'm looking forward to making more bags with old shirts when I finally get the old sewing machine I have fixed up...

(For the crafty folks, I doubled the thickness with other old tee scraps and made two squares.  We joined these to a strip at the bottom and sewed up the sides, tacking the little triangle back to the bottom.  I sewed around the edges of two doubled-up tubes for straps.  These are already stretching; I will probably have to knot them up soon.  Next time I will probably try more thickness or use something else altogether for the straps - I always have way too much stuff in my bag!)

I'll be away for a couple of weeks on an early summer vacation.  Enjoy the long weekend!