6 blog posts with only one art post?!? I mean, what was I thinking?!
I got the 'Pinterest Itch' last night and looked up a bunch of bag design ideas. This morning, my daughter asked me to make her something, and was struck immediately with an idea.
I scurried around my house for a bit searching through all of my craft stashes, then I spent a couple hours sketching out all the possible combinations and slight design modifications I could come up with. Kiddo excitedly helped by providing me with all the coloured pencils and crayons in just the colours I needed. By the end of the 'planning stage' there was so much excitement... which led to impatience.
"Mom, when are you going to be done?"My poor girl, I got so excited that I didn't initially get the chance to explain to her that my sewing machine isn't working and that I was not ready to complete her project today... nor would it likely be completed in the next couple of days.
Anyways, this is what we came up with:
I won't reveal all the details of the bag design just yet, and I still need a couple 'parts', but here's what we've got materials-wise so far:
Jeans - mine; were always too big
2 cross-stitch pillowcases - rescued
Crocheted table runner - rescued
Cotton belt - bought for kiddo second hand over a year ago but never used because she doesn't wear jeans
Purple leggings* - kiddo outgrew 'em
On the paper you will see the 'approved' front and side views. Already we're making alterations based on what materials we have access to, but that just makes the reveal more fun!
*The pink lettering on the purple leggings is a bleach tester. We introduced Azalia to the method as an option for adding details to her bag. [Spoiler - She loves it!] Eventually, when I actually get to the 'detailing', I will do a little step-by-step tutorial/overview so you can all see how it goes!
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Random LOL
When initially writing out this post I typed "bad design ideas" instead of "bag design ideas"!
Stay tuned! Tonight I will search Pinterest for bad design ideas, and in tomorrows blog I will present to you the best (or worst?!) of what I find...
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