sparkly market tote

Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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You can never have enough tote bags on hand and recently I made a few little stylish market totes that I can take to the grocery store or farmers market.


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To start I used a new product from ilovetocreate called Tulip Fashion Glitter Shimmer Transfer Sheets. It is a like a sheet of glitter (but without the mess) that can cut into shapes and letters and then iron onto fabric. WAY easier than using glitter :)


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I knew that I wanted to created doily inspired shapes from my shimmer sheets so I start by folding my sheet- corner over.


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I trimmed the excess and was left with a triangle.


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Then I folded it over again


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and again.


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Next I cut the outside edge with a curve


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and then I went to town cutting out little shapes...think cutting paper snowflakes.


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The result is a lovely piece of shimmer paper.

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Next I peeled off the protective piece of plastic


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and placed it onto the surface of a blank tote.


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Using a press cloth I ironed town the shimmer sheet.


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and removed the press cloth.


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I decided to use some of the little hearts leftover and ironed them around the outside of the design.


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Of course I couldn't just keep it simple and I decided to add some little embellishments with Beads in a Bottle- another super cool product (a little like 3-d paint but hardens up like beads once dry).


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I added little embellishments to the surface of my design.


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Of course I couldn't just make one so I made one in turquoise


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and one in hot pink.


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And now I have a great little collection of sparkly market bags!


alisa-burke

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