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The BEST Beach Blanket ever!

May 24, 2015

sawdust2stitches.com  beach blanket   My family and I  live about 5 minutes from the beach, so we are frequent visitors.   When we first moved to Florida we  definitely looked like tourists. Over time we  learned to stream line, and figured out a few tips and tricks to make the excursion  a little  lower maintenance. This beach blanket is HANDS DOWN  my favorite new replacement/addition to the beach bag!

 It is CHEAP, easy to make,  dries quickly, sand falls right off, stores compactly,  it doesn’t  blow away, and doesn’t slowly  end up in a small shriveled pile when in use!  It is perfect!

 Just pull it out, stake it down, enjoy,  shake it out, fold it up and go! So easy.

Supplies used:

  • Twin size flat sheet
  • Shoelaces
  • 4 tent stakes
  • Sewing machine (or it can be done by hand, it will just take a little more time.)
    beach blanket

Begin by cutting (4) 12″ sections of  shoe lace. shoe lace cut  Then tie knots in the 12″ sections of shoelaces. knots   Then fold the corners of the sheet over the loop of shoelace. sew corner  Pin the sheet in place and then sew!  Make sure you really reinforce the stitches!  top view That is pretty much it!   Told you it was easy!

 It is ready for it’s debut.  Just bring along 4 tent stakes!

( Of course, make sure you drive the stakes in completely, don’t want to stub you toe on those!)DSC_0820

 There you have it, now you can sit back and relax.

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Comments

  1. Leah says

    May 24, 2015 at 8:37 pm

    I hope you staked that above the high tide line! No, really, that’s a GREAT idea! Too bad we never saw that back when I was a kiddo on the Jersey shore!

    • coreydecker@gmail.com says

      May 25, 2015 at 3:58 pm

      We are still new to coastal living, but I DID know that one… haha.

  2. Katie @ Little House of Four says

    May 26, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    This is such a great idea! I’ll have to keep this trick in mind for our next beach trip. Thanks for sharing!

  3. Jill @ The Rozy Home says

    May 28, 2015 at 11:22 am

    I will be testing this out next week. Woo hoo!!!

  4. Beth says

    July 1, 2015 at 3:51 pm

    OMG that is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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