As well as the Eiffel Tower charm, I wanted to give my team members something to remember Convention by – as a thank you for coming along and being such great downlines. So I decorated a jute bag for each of them, as I knew they’d be needing extra luggage on the return home!
They were all different but I’ll just show one of them – this one uses the Timeless Portrait fabric, combined with a little black felt to help it stand out.
To make the fabric stiffer, I made a 50/50 mix of PVA glue and water and painted it on. It dried very quickly and worked remarkably well. Next I ran it through the Big Shot to create the flowers and layered them up on the felt, topping it off with a black button. I had to sew them together, which is a bit of a trauma for me, but even I managed this. The stiffened fabric can be scrunched up to make it stand out more, too.
The tag is made from fabric, too! And, after a few experiments, I settled on this method:
- Take some of the backing from a pack of Designer Series Paper and cut a piece slightly larger than the flower you plan to use.
- Cover on both sides with a piece of one of the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (p122).
- Peel off the backing and cover with your chosen fabric.
- Run through the Big Shot with your chosen die. It works brilliantly!
I punched a hole with my trusty Crop-A-Dile™ and threaded some ribbon through to finish.
While I was at it, I decided it was high time I finished off this gorgeous little bag which my friend Kelly made for me using the fabric. She knows I can’t sew so offered to make me some fab samples. The bag is reversible, but I wanted to decorate it in some way, so added a flower to my favourite side; the Cherry Cobbler one of course!
Again, this is made with a combination of black felt and fabric, topped this time with a couple of buttons from the Regals and Neutrals packs. Sewn on by my fair hand – I even managed to ensure that the stitching only went through the Cherry Cobbler fabric and not through to the inside! Impressed I hope!
Cardstock: Just the backing from a pack of DSPTools: Big Shot, Fun Flowers die, Crop-A-Dile™
Accessories: 1/8” taffeta ribbon - Basic Black; Designer Buttons – Neutrals, Regals; Timeless Portrait fabric.
Other: Black felt
All products by Stampin’ Up!® apart from black felt and jute bag
These bags are fab Helen.... an idea for a class perhaps??? ;)
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are wonderful! They really add so much to the bags!
ReplyDeleteThe bags are lovely Helen and thanks for making them, mine has had quite a lot of use since I got back too. Love the Cherry Cobler one as well.
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