Handmade Beach Bags and Cover-Ups

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Beach-Towel Tote Bag

Get geared up for summer by making one of these beach bag and cover-up projects.Turn a bathroom towel into an all-in-one beach mat and tote bag.

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Simple Sarong

Cover up with a breezy wrap made from one of your favorite fabrics.

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Beach Bag with Key Holder

Johnny Miller

Boost the functionality of any tote by adding a grommet and a carabiner for keys.

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Beach Towel Bag

With very little alteration, you can turn one of your beach towels into a tote.

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Cotton-Scarf Beach Cover-Up

Johnny Miller

How to Make the Cotton-Scarf Beach Cover-Up

Have you noticed how hard it is to find a great beach cover-up, one that's not fussy or frilly? We sure have. That's why we came up with our own. Breezy and a tad bohemian, it's as easy to make from two cotton scarves as it is to throw on before you head to the beach.

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Easy Beach Bag

Summer means lots of water, lots of swimming -- and a backpack for carrying things like towels and sunscreen to the beach or pool. Your child could use her school backpack, but why not make a fresh, pretty one -- you can even coordinate it with her bathing suit. Ours is washable and lined with water-resistant nylon, and it takes only an hour to complete.

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Mesh Beach Bag

A day at the beach needn't end with a bag full of sand; make a mesh bag to tote your beach supplies -- the sand will fall through before you reach the car or your home.

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Towel Poncho

Nothing feels better than terry cloth after a swim, and a towel poncho is everything that a towel is not: It will not require one hand to hold it when its wearer is eating ice cream, and it will not unceremoniously unwrap.

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Terry Wrap

Turn your towel into a sarong with Velcro closures. Wrap a towel around your waist. Pin one side of Velcro inside towel flap; position corresponding strip on towel's facing side on the diagonal. Stitch Velcro in place.

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