Thursday, May 28, 2009

Its all about the Bag

One of the classes I took last November at Silver Bella was a canvas bag class called "Prada Smada" we took a canvas bag from Michael's and painted it , stamped on it and added lots of vintage lace , ribbons buttons and other goodies...I really wasn't sure what to bring for this class as we were to bring some fabric and trim for our bags. I picked some dark colors of black , green and brick red...of course these were not the colors of paint which where provided to us they were pinks, blues and creams..DUH!!! I really had no idea, this was my first time to Silver Bella and now I know everything is PINK!!!!!! I decided to try it again since I really liked the idea..so when my friend Karen's b-day was here I just knew she would love a PINK bag! This first one I made just for her, I painted pink and cream stripes on the bag then stamped with french writing stamp.




I added the pocket with Vintage lace and buttons and made a cute ruffle for around the top. I finished it off with a flower old lace and ribbon hanging down and a beautiful vintage pin in the center of the flower. She loved it and screamed when she opened it up!


Then I decided since I like her bag so much that I simply must have one for me..this a picture of my bag. I made the ruffle around the top of the bag with burlap..love it...and put this lovely Vintage pin I found on the pocket (I was saving this pin for something special) Don't just love to hoard the GOOD STUFF!







8 comments:

Cheryl said...

Just adorable, Joy! Both bags are cute, but I just LOVE yours!!! Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday at Kim's!
XOXO
cheryl

Tamerie Shriver Halliday said...

Very cute! You did a good job for not knowing what you were doing! I am looking forward to meeting you on Saturday at Kim's and swapping birdhouses!

Jennifer Priest said...

Super cute! Love the title of the class--LOL! Miss seeing you...glad to see you're still crafting.

Karen said...

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! (that's another scream!) Still love it!!! LOL
And I'm using it on Sat!!!!! YAY!

Jessi Nagy said...

hey there love bug,
wow this one is fabulous!!
it turned out great.
see ya soo at the cabin
oxox,
Jessi

Maija said...

So beautiful, Joy! I remember those bags so well!
I can't wait to see you this weekend!
oxox

Andrea said...

cute bag! I can't wait to see your crown!

Kelee Katillac said...

Hi Joy!

Thank-you so much for visiting The Katillac Shack!
I am thrilled to be creative friends. Your bio of building the dollhouse is great.

And the purse you just created proves created kids make empowered adults!! Creativity lasts....

And also...you are sooo cute! Like your pic....

love, kelee