Update...

I made a second purse the same way I made the first except bigger. It is too late right now to take pictures (they look horrible) I'll show you them tomorrow along with pictures of a wallet I made for my brother. I made the wallet almost exactly the same as in THIS tutorial. I found this tutorial after I made the wallet.

I will also show you the progress I am making on my shawl. I am making another one using scraps of pink yarn and I am doing the shell stitch.

Today I went to an origami class and I learned so much stuff. They sent everyone home with origami paper which I will put to good use.

I also went to yoga today to make up for a class that I missed because I was sick. Did I tell you that I am in yoga? I thought I did, I go every Wednesday from 4:00 - 5:00.

I also got some books while I was at the library for the origami class. One of them is on how to make fabric flowers (THIS BOOK). I'll show you pictures of my flower (s) tomorrow.

Here are some links to keep you busy until my post tomorrow.

Crochet a chain link HERE.
A gathered round basket HERE.
Angry birds plushies HERE.
Maiden braid hair HERE.
Black apple doll HERE.
Ruffle legged pants HERE.
Nae Nae apron HERE.
Library tote HERE.
Spring headband HERE
Toilet paper pumpkins HERE.
Fabric flowers HERE


♥Adeela♥

Embellished Messenger Bag

I made this bag for my library books because the bag that I was using ripped. I left it plain for a while but got bored of it. So on Monday I started to decorate it and this is the result.

I went to Fabricland and looked in the bargain section for some heavy material and got this. It is a bit ruff but im not putting it too my face so I think its okay.

First I put on some flowers which are all made of felt and not the thick expensive stuff, its the thin cheap stuff that I have lying around.

I made the purple one with some leftover felt from the crowns that I mentioned in one of my previous posts. I did a quick running stitch on the straight side, pulled the thread tight and did a stitch at the beginning and binded off. Using felt glue I put a dark purple circle that I cut using pinking scissors on in the center of the flower. then glued it onto the bag.

For the pink flower I used a yoyo that I made a while ago. If you don't know how to make a yoyo go here. Then i put two circles on the center of the yoyo, the red one I cut with pinking shears and the yellow one I cut with regular scissors in a wavy way. Then I glued it on to my bag.

For the blue one which is my favourite flower I cut a long strip of felt, folded it in half and pinned it. to show the next step I took a picture of warm fuzzies to show you how to cut it.

I then did a running stitch down the other side and finished the flower like the purple one. fluffed it up a bit and I was done.

For the sides I made some crocheted flowers. I used pink, white and pink/purple yarn and made two of each for both sides. leave a comment if you want me to post a tutorial on how to make these flowers.

This last part I made today. I just went to an origami class on the 22nd of December and the teacher showed us how to make this swan and gave us the pattern. I'll post a tutorial on how to make this either today or in the next week.

So there you have it how to make the embellishments on this messenger bag. I put on things that reflected me and what I like. So I put on sewed flowers, crocheted flowers and origami swans, my favourite crafts.

♥Adeela♥