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I decorated a bag....a tutorial :)



Dress form on canvas bag

So I finally "made" a bag! Well, sort of anyway...[insert sheepish grin]....the bag was bought at the local dollar store [cheaper than if I were to buy fabric and sew my own bag!]. Technically speaking, I merely decorated a bag...*LOL*

Lo and behold...I made a tutorial of the entire process...*High fives all around*


I started with this canvas "dress" which I stared at for a good minute. Who would wear such an unflattering shapeless dress right? *LOL*


Maybe all it needs is a little colour? Mist to the rescue!!! :)


And maybe some embellishments? I pour out the contents of my fave Gauche Alchemy Pink Parts Mixed Media Color Kit....


Added a little design on my dress using the punchinella as a mask and distress ink (fired brick).


I pleated and handstitched a little tulle....


Added some trim and beads.... [okay I forgot to take photos in-between]

I cut some felt for the stand and just glued the entire piece to the bag using fabric glue. I'm passing it off as a baby girl's dress form...*LOL*


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33 comments:

Jess said...

ohhhhhhhhhhh soooo adorable!!!!!!!! loooove this Yvonne!!!

Sherry Eckblad said...

Adorable! You definitely made a bag. :P

Rosana Garcia Hess said...

lovely dress....beautiful bag!!!
hugs from Brazil
Rosana

Lynnda said...

YAY!!! You made it... and its so so cute... I love it... hugs...xoxo

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing this tutorial.You did a great job with that dress and bag ...cute and chic ...loved it

dstandard said...

WOw this is fabulous Yvonne! I love seeing people who do this kind of work - I will sew anything like a dress,etc but when it comes to "crafty" things like this I balk but then when I see someone else do it I'm so jealous that it's not my "thing!" Love it and know it will draw attention wherever you go!

Blossom inch said...

gorgeous Yvonne, thanks for sharing!

Sue Althouse said...

That is the cutest little dress! Very clever and creative!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This is AWESOME Yvonne! I love love love love how it turned out! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Anonymous said...

This is such a cute, lovely project. Love how you doll the fabric dress :D

Dora said...

Ow this is so sweet I love this, and the tutorial is not so difficult, maybe will give it a try, so cute!

Ujjwal said...

lol..this is so cute and the way you did the tutorial with a few missing photos..you crack me up :D

Deepti Aggarwal said...

wow.... it is beautiful...love the decoration of dress too much...

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is so so cute, thanks for a great tutorial too!

Isha Gupta said...

This is just too cute. My little one is sitting beside me and asked me , if I could make something like this for her Doll...lol. Thanks for the lovely tutorial Yvonne. Will be sending you a mail soon.

RiNNE said...

Awesome little dress!! Great job!

Mel said...

Yvonne, how clever are you, you won't believe this but I have a denim bag hanging on the back of the door that has been there for almost 2 years waiting for me to do something to it, this is amazing inspiration and I just love the step by step, thank you so much, I just have to try this....you are an amazing crafter dear friend, this is so beautiful and I have to send a link to my friends so they can make one for their little girls....Love Melxx

Anonymous said...

love it:):) its beautiful....girl:):) i love the canvas dress...its adorable...:)

Jocelyn said...

How PERFECT is this....VERY PERFECT!!!

Love how you made the little dress!!!! LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE it!!!!

~amy~ said...

absolutely wonderfully creative!

Karen B. said...

This is a-dorable! I wouldn't say you cheated at all with buying a bag as it looks nothing like the original!

Angi Barrs said...

WOWZA. You are so clever. Love this project of yours. Amazing pink color too. :)

Alice said...

is there anything you can't do?? absolutely fabulous project, Yvonne! love love your beautiful little dress!

BabyBokChoy said...

This is absolutely wonderful! so creative and totally awesome!

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said...

:>) Of course, all it needs is a little mist ;>) Once again you are amazing us all with your misting!

DonnaMundinger said...

OOOh, I can see the little girly stuff coming! This is just precious! I love how you mist EVERYTHING! xxD

Spardha said...

pretty!.. thanks for the amazing tutorial!.. hey, i kinda have a similar plain bag I got to decorate.. might end up CASING it! ;)

Anonymous said...

Thats so cute and such a good idea!!!

farmhouse-story said...

this is the cutest!!

Theresa said...

this is adorable. love the colors. I want to try my hand at those canvas elements. This is awesome. =)

Sharon Fritchman said...

Hey, buying a store-bought bag is just as good as making one yourself, in my book!!! LOL! You "decorated" it with such creativity!!!!!! I absolutely love that little dress!

Rajaa said...

cute....

Rajaa said...

cute....

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