DIY: Crossallover TOTE BAG (Thrifty Time!)

It's June again, and it means! School days are on! Once you're a college student you will always want convenience (like I do) or a shopping day maybe, you will always need to put in or out your things, that's why having a tote bag will totally satisfy your cravings. 

Before summer days comes to an end, why don't you make something that you can use anytime? A tote bag it is. If you have pieces of fabric from a wide leg slacks like I do you can do have a bag like this. (Thrifty Time! Baby!) Previously, I made a DIY: Trendy Shorts (http://endlesspossi.blogspot.com/2013/05/diy-wide-leg-slacks-into-trendy-shorts.html) I have some fabrics left from that same slacks, and thanks to my gorgeous brain I thought of making this one.

What you will need?

Fabric

Sewing tools

Measuring tape

Ruler

Chalk

Scissors

Mutli-Purpose Ink

Sliding Folder /instead of Acetate (less expensive)

Pieces of Scratch Paper

Blade

Sponge

This post is all about recycling materials. Let's be honest here we want to save money, alright. I do too. Always. And some killing time, maybe.  Play some music while doing this! :) Sewing using hands is boring!

For the Tote Bag:

• Measure the fabrics about 14 inches and always leave an excess of 1 inch. Cut it.
• Fold the excess, to mark where you will sew (make it easier, use a chalk to trace it)
• Sew. Follow the chalk
• Cut 2 of 1 inch fabrics for the handle
• Sew it and then put it in the body of the bag make sure it is balance

For the print:

• Draw your design in a piece of scratch paper
• Trace it in the sliding folder using a blade
• Lay down you tote bag and make sure to put a plastic inside so it won't mess up things
• Get your design and lay it in the tote bag, secure the sides with scotch tape.
• Put the ink on using your sponge 
• Peel off the folder and YOU'RE DONE! 

Note: It's ok if it mess up a little bit, It's my first so I am not expecting it to be perfect :) 

This is my traced design:

 More info:

"aiheartmak" comes from Aira and Mark, whose actually my boyfriend's name.
It kinda cute and hearty so I used it <3

Make sure to tweet me @imairaberuin, when you got yourself one!

Enjoy :) If you have some questions you can always email me nikxsie06@yahoo.com/gmail.com

Thanks for viewing and reading my post! 

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