Make it unique!

I was online looking at some bags. I won't say by who. But they were utterly outrageous! I thought...I could make those! So....I took some black fabric I had already, some batting I had from a previous project as well and made my own.

To make the bag: I traced a purse I already owned on white paper and used it as a pattern. (Basically 4 squares of black+2 squares of batting=a layer of fabric, batting, fabric, fabric, batting, and fabric. In that order.) Hem the top of the squares then sew the squares together (bag should be inside out). Turn it right side out and you're done!

For the rest: I found a stencil online of a Marilyn Monroe looking person. Printed it. Cut out the picture and placed it on my bag. Then sprayed it with fabric paint from Hobby Lobby. I added a magnetic clasp, also from HL, and hot glued a button over it.

Very cute and simple and not $45! :)

Painting fun!!!

For this project I used 8x10 canvas ($6 for 3 of them), acrylics (left over from a college art class), cardboard cutouts of shapes (leaf and butterfly, get some great  free stencils), and masking tape.

Tape down the stencils and paint around them or tape off some stripes and paint around them...very easy stuff. And super fun!