turquoise zquirrel?

Lulu is starting preschool this week.
Yay!!!!
As I am getting all of her things ready I came across Halley's
old school issued bag. It is practical, but has seen better days.



My unique and random daughter is currently OBSESSED with squirrels.
Why?
No clue.
Not a single squirrel has ever lived around here.
She saw one in the mountains and now
thinks, dreams and talks about them 24/7.
So I seriously considered letting her use this Old Navy free shopping bag...
since she totes it around constantly. But... then I devised a much better plan.


I rigged up a slipcover for the old bag in her favorite color,
{wonder who influenced that choice?}
my favorite print and current favorite font.

A zquirrel.
Fits her silly self perfectly and now I will know exactly which bag on the rack is hers.


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17 Comments

  1. amy dSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    how cute is that!!! my neighbors think im a little nuts for feeding our squirrels, but they stay out of my garden that way. great way to recycle!

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  2. LisaSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    Now she has the cutest bag around. I am crazy about squirrels too. Great job!

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  3. AshleySeptember 15, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    So cute!!!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    that's really cute Julie!!

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  5. BrianneSeptember 15, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    Augh! I love it! Hopefully she'll like squirrels for awhile.

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  6. Heather @ Glitter and GlossSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    Looove the bag - you are the most creative mama I know! (Well, you and Heather!!) My Lulu starts preschool tomorrow - I'm a ball of nerves!

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  7. jonahbonahSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    when i first moved here i thought the squirrels were tailess...silly thought, i know. but, i saw the same squirell, with no tail, two days in a row. turns out his name is steve. recently it was discovered that steve is actually stevie! apparently, she had baby squirells around somewhere...her nursing goodies were hanging out! :o)

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  8. Krulls in HaitiSeptember 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    Love it! Squirrels are the new owls ;)

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  9. CrystalSeptember 16, 2009 at 4:37 AM

    i saw that bag at old navy and loved it! but yours is way cuter! :)

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  10. Ms. BrightSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:15 AM

    So cute and SO creative! Can you believe the squirrel is my sorority's mascot?! I don't know why they came up with that in 1901, but it wasn't a good idea. Instead we collected every acorn adorned thing we could find. If only this post had existed about 8 years ago!

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  11. Kelly O.September 16, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    wow! you're my hero! I love it!

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  12. CalleLillyCafeSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Love this & that zquirrel! ha! I have to make some bags like that for me & my girls! We're always looking for bags at the last possible minute!

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  13. alanna roseSeptember 16, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    I love squirrels, too :) My mom and I have been obsessed with them forever, and the obsession only grew when my sorority mascot was a squirrel.
    I love the bag!

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  14. KellySeptember 16, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    I've said it before and I'll probably say it 600 more times. Your LuLu and my Carson are a match made in heaven! Both middle children and both...eclectic! :) He has always had a hedgehog obsession. I don't know where he came up with that but it's stuck for a good long while now. We're starting to see hedgehog stuff everywhere now, kind of like squirrels. Who knew rodents could be so cute? Great bag!

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  15. SoSoBellaSeptember 16, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    of course you did. just rigged up a slip cover, just like that. its too cute!
    that is so cool to have that talent.

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  16. SallySeptember 18, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    that is an awesome makeover! i bet she just looooves her new bag and her school friends probably want one too! :)

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  17. Mrs. HSeptember 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    Might as well start sending off for college material from my alma mater, Mary Baldwin College, in VA (mascot: the SQUIRREL!) I am quite fond of them as well :) The bag is adorable!

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