{"id":5798,"date":"2010-04-26T05:46:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2010\/04\/make-a-placemat-baby-carrier\/"},"modified":"2010-04-23T23:15:49","modified_gmt":"2010-04-24T06:15:49","slug":"make-a-placemat-baby-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2010\/04\/make-a-placemat-baby-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Placemat Baby Carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/onbupics-041a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5800\" title=\"onbupics-041a\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/onbupics-041a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/onbupics-041a.jpg 224w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/onbupics-041a-147x300.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The placemat has to be one of the most useful items you can find at the dollar store, and this project proves it! Make a baby carrier with a placemat! Leslie from <a href=\"http:\/\/lkbaby.com\/?p=29\">Love-Knowledge baby<\/a> sewed an Onbuhimo, which is a Japanese style baby carrier similar to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001HAO5GM?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dolstocra-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001HAO5GM\">Mei Tai<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=dolstocra-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001HAO5GM\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>, out of a placemat and matching table runner. You&#8217;ll need to go outside the dollar store to get some heavy-duty rings (you don&#8217;t want to chance inferior rings when you are wearing your baby!), but otherwise this project shouldn&#8217;t cost too much. [<a href=\"http:\/\/lkbaby.com\/?p=29\">get the placemat baby sling tutorial here<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>You probably won&#8217;t find a suitable table runner at the dollar store, but you can usually get a decent deal on them at the big box stores, or a thrift store. If you can&#8217;t find a table runner, you can make long tubes of stash fabric that should work for straps. Be sure to follow all the sewing reinforcement instructions on the tutorial!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project Estimate:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heavy-duty placemat, $1<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating table runner or a yard or so of stash fabric, $1 and up<\/li>\n<li>Two sling rings, $4.49 (including shipping, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slingrings.com\/product_price.php\">Sling Rings<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 yard of accent fabric, on hand<\/li>\n<li>Sewing stuff, on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: $5.50 and up<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The placemat has to be one of the most useful items you can find at the dollar store, and this project proves it! Make a baby carrier with a placemat! 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