Easy Craft for a Summertime Accessory

We all get a massive amount of emails from retailers letting us know that today is the last day for an extra 30% your purchase. I usually mass delete those emails. Today, an email from The Gap caught my eye. It was a DIY for a summer tote (see below graphic for instructions).

I think this craft is super cute & easy. We all have t-shirt in our drawers that we like but just don't wear or might have a tiny hole in them. I have several so I picked one and spent a few minutes and created my own summer tote. I think I might try this with some of my kids t-shirt so they can have their own as well. Watch out beach, here we come!

Idea Credit: Gap.com. Critique of my handy work –  I would have cut the sleeves closer to the seam. It seems like now there is not a lot of room for anything to be stored in the tote. I also would have ironed the t-shirt before I start to ensure that I did get "clean" cuts.  I have a few jagged edges. I would cut the bottom strips smaller than an inch as well and knot them real tight. Would I carry this to be beach? Yeah, sure.