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I love that my son loves cars. $1.00 car gets a lot done around here (bribery!) But he need a cute way to display them!
I got a yard of red flannel…..and cut it in half (i’m making two car holders!) ( If I was to do it again..I would pick something a little more heavy duty. the flannel worked fine…but I don’t love the way it pulls when all the cars are in….)
and for the top added some iron on interfacing to make it sturdy..then I folded this over and sewed…
I bought some dowels…and painted them…
then sweet talked my dad into trimming off about 10 inches…
then I bought some ribbon:
Heather says
what a great idea! I feel ya on the 'cars' cars…we own all of them…and then some. Not to mention that my boys also have all of their dad's hot wheels. I may have to make this for them!
Chris says
Thanks so much for the shout-out, Kim. The car hanger has been a huge hit in our house. It helped corral all those fun cars…and they are also more accessible to play with.
Suzanne says
What a great way to store those little cars! Any little boy would LOVE this!
Beth @ Sand To Pearl says
I love this. Oh, and you're not a LAZY sewer. I have a friend who is REALLY good at sewing, she knows all the lingo and her stuff always comes out amazing, I have the same method as you, we call it the cheater pants way. It works, it looks good, but it's SO much easier! This would also be a good idea to use with action figures, or barbies for girls, or my little pony… which would be fabulous for my daughter's ridiculous stash.
Tyler-Ashlee's Mommy says
I love this….but can't sew. Can you put it on your etsy?
Sofia L says
Looks great! After looking at this and reading your last post, it gave me a great idea. What about a fleece/flannel blanket with pockets that holds TV remote controls. My husband always snuggles under a blanket when he watches TV and if the blanket has pockets he would never have to get up…
Kassi @ Truly Lovely says
Such a good boy Christmas idea!!! We would LOVE for you to link this up at Fancy This Fridays and add us to your linky parties…. Please! 🙂 http://trulylovelywiththelaneysisters.blogspot.com/2010/12/fancy-this-fridays-edition-2.html
skatebettyT says
This is a fantastic idea….however if I attempted to do this for my son's Hot Wheels/Matchbox/CARS/misc car collection, I could turn the car holder into wallpaper for my living room! It's still a great idea though!!
Bella says
Girl, this is another AWESOME idea,,, i love your way of doing it, he he, def much easier, for I too, am shall we say lazy,,, lol. But really girl, you are ANYTHING but lazy, you have been creating AWESOME gifts, you go girl!!!
Come link this up too, its just too good, and ONE day I hope to make one too 🙂
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Thanks again,
Bella 🙂
Kelle says
Awesome. Love it!
Amanda says
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Kaysi says
So awesome, I need to make this for my boys!
wileymonkey says
I loved this idea, but don't have a place to hang it. I made a travel version that holds 4-8 cars and ties closed. My son wants to take it everywhere and we are on the go A LOT. So thanks Kim for the wonderful idea. Oh and I didn't sew a stitch… glue gun all the way, baby. 🙂
shantel says
Great idea! I'll be featuring on my blog:
seemesew.blogspot.com
vani says
My cousin recommended this blog and she was totally right keep up the fantastic work!
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Dwija says
Lovely Idea!! I land up in this trouble all the time! Thanks!
Trina Rae says
Thanks so much for the idea and the tutorial. Although I followed yours pretty loosely, I did make one for my nephew for Christmas. You can check it out here, if you'd like:
http://craftanyway.blogspot.com/2012/01/toy-car-storage.html
Sally says
I found this, and the original tutorial, while looking for car craft projects & storage for my little girl. I can’t wait to make it.
Please don’t forget that girls like cars too. Shame it had to be labelled as a ‘great gift for boys’.