I have been having so
much fun making totes lately!
I pretty much love
The Graphics Fairy
and get alot
of my graphics from
Karen's website ~
These are just a couple
of the totes that I have
made using her images
and the
Citra Solv transfer method ~
These are on my website
and more will be coming
soon!
Have a wonderful week!
I was so very excited last night to get to meet
Dawn in person ! It is funny how we meet people through
blogs and then when we get to meet in real life it feels
like we already know each other ~
She is visiting Lisa and so last night Lisa, Dawn, Pat and I got
together just to chit chat for awhile before they were off
on their weekend of adventure ~
I have had company this week so haven't been
doing a whole lot of creating but the bug has gotten
me really badly !
One thing that I did was play around with Citra Solv
and printing images ~ it is soooo cool and washable which rocks !!
I just love the faded worn look that it gives ~
I was also trying different techniques for tattered roses
and really had fun making those too ~
The roses are on bags that I sell and the bags and pillows
are on my website too ~
It is Flea Market time !!!
I love big flea market totes
but having your money
at quick and easy access is a
really good thing :)
This is a tutorial
on making a little bag for just that ~
The first step is to buy a tote which
can be found at most craft stores ~
Then, I am a ruffle kind of gal
so I used my ruffler that
I just love ~ I got mine here ~
This is my sweet sister's shop :)
It is easiest for me just to ruffle
a bunch at a time making it
any width you like ~
Then I used the Citra Solv transfer method
to transfer my image on to the tote ~
You have to use a printer that uses toner
to print out the image or it won't transfer ~
Then I cut my ruffle to the size
I wanted and you can either
sew or glue it on ~
I love to use Fabri Fix because it dries fast
and is washable ~
You can add any embellishments
you would like ~ I added a
little rolled rose that I glued on
and an old key tied to the top ~
That is all !!
Have fun flea marketing !!
If you don't want to make your own,
I will have them for
sale on my website here ~
Added later today :)
This is just another example
of one without the
transfer but more ruffles ~
You can get the little charms here ~
We had fun today working
on a tutorial that is
super easy ~ We have made
it even easier with kits
available on our website :)
This project we are showing
early so that you have
plenty of time to work
on it before Christmas ~
These 12 days before
Christmas bags can be hung
as we have shown or
you could put them on
your Christmas tree ~
We thought it would be fun
for children to find the
number and open a little
gift for that day ~
You could fill the bags
with candy canes
or a hand written fun
thing for the day ~
Use your imagination ~
1. We have tea dyed the
bags so the first
step is to use the citra
solv method to transfer
the numbers on the bags ~
You could also stencil
numbers on ~
2. Glue strips of lace
across the top of the bag ~
3. Cut a piece of tea dyed
cheesecloth into a
2 x 2.5 inch square ~
Scrunch it in the middle
and glue it on the lace ~
4. Glue on a button ~
Next just fill with
fun things that can
be opened each of the
12 days before Christmas ~
You can use string with
clips to hang them
or you can hang them on
your tree ~
If you would like to
purchase a kit to make
your own they are
available here ~
Have fun!!