Not only for beds. I found king size white, pink, and cream flat sheets at the thrift store for $1.50 each. I’ve used it for…
- Rough drafts. Drafting my own pattern doesn’t always work out the first time. So I rough draft it with the sheets to save making mistakes on fancy fabrics.
- Forts. Building forts with the girls. Great past times.
- Photo backgrounds. Made my own studio photography at home by pinning sheets up as the backdrop or lay it on a chair for little things.
- Trims. Remember the bandana skirts I made Kaye and Elle? The trims were from the white sheets.
- Parachutes. Forget about the expensive $80 parachutes. Make your own or just use plain sheets to play parachute with the kiddos.
I’ve been looking and not looking for thrifted sheets! I keep thinking how desperately I need to find cool vintage sheets, but when I go to the thrift store I forget all about looking for them!
Some other ideas: tents, canopies, table cloths, cut for table napkins, picnic blankets in the yard, curtains to hide cluttery storage areas, or divide a room, window dressing, wrapping for huge gifts (draped one around a bicycle for my son’s third b-day), seat covers in the car on muddy dog/kid days…
love the parachute idea, will hit up the thrift stores for some bright ones!
thanks,