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I have done a post before on

leather and lace but I just

wanted to inspire you again on

finding vintage leather bags

and embellishing them with doilies

and lace ~

I found these at a flea market

recently but I have to say,

here in Texas, vintage leather

bags are very few and far between ~

I think they are kind of sought after!

It is fun to grab a pile of

doilies and just play around

with placement until you like

how they look ~

I glued mine on with Fabri Fix

that works great with fabric and leather ~

I also added a flower to the front

that was also created using

vintage laces and doilies ~

Here is how they looked

before ~

Today was one of those

random days where I go from

one project to another and

create a disaster everywhere I go ....

Actually most days are like that :)

While I was creating I took some

pictures along the way to show

you a quick and easy

Christmas stocking ~

I tea dyed the stocking first ~

If you don't have one I have

blank tea dyed ones here for sale ~

Then ripped two 2.5 inch

strips of ticking ~

I gathered mine on my sewing

machine but you can also gather

by hand ~

Next use a fabric glue

( my ultimate favorite is

Fabri Fix ) to glue the

gathered ticking strips on to the

cuff of the stocking ~

Just glue them where you like the

way they look ~

Next I made some rolled roses

out of tea dyed muslin and also

a tea dyed tag for a name ~

I tied the tag with jute and then

glued it on with the roses on top ~

That is it !!

This stocking is for sale on my

website if you don't want to make one ~

Chat soon!

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 ~