I've had fun playing with today's design. It was based on this tutorial from Poppyseedfabrics, but I have really played around with it, as you can see. Basically I took much of the method but altered all the sizes. This is a small tote bag / handbag, with tiny pockets outside (could be useful for storing shopping lists, I'm thinking). I used up lots of scraps of denim (4" square pieces, 12 on each side), and the pockets and lining are made from some of the curtain samples I was given. The only bought material was the webbing.
I'm sharing this on the following link parties:
Sugarbee crafts
Mommy by day
Reasons to skip the housework
This blog shows my recycled denim creations, along with tutorials for items I have designed myself. I collect old jeans (a strange collection, I know!) and cut them up to make bags, purses, animals and other items of varying sizes and shapes. I then sell these to raise money for weomen and children in the town of Utange, near Mombasa, in Kenya. I help women to set up their own businesses and am supporting the building of a new school for disabled children.
Tuesday 13 March 2012
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A pocket on the outside is a must for my bags... a great addition!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pam! I'm loving the curtain samples.
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