Creative Guest: Petals Galore Bag Tutorial by Happy Together

Happy Friday everyone! My name is Jessica and I am guest blogging today. A big thank you to Kari for giving me this opportunity :) Just a quick bit about myself: I have a craft blog called Happy Together (come stop by for weekly tutorials and other inspirations!) and run an Etsy shop (also called Happy Together). I am a stay at home mom to my little girl who just turned 2. My husband is in the Coast Guard, so I'm a military wife as well. We are in Florida right now and the heat is killing me, but I'm finding lots of things to do.
Today I want to share with you a quick tutorial just in time for school (well, some may have already started, but it's never too late!). I was inspired by this bag at J Crew:

And this is what I came up with to imitate it:

I made it in two ways. The pink one is with flower petals and for the yellow one, I cut out the petals from fabric. I must say, I wish I had found a drawstring bag before making these, but alas, my schedule did not permit me. I think they came out cute though and my daughter loved them. She's already told me she wants to go to school. Too bad she has to wait a little bit on that one ;).
This is a great option for revamping a child's old backpack, especially if you are trying to save some money. The child could even do it themselves! And of course, you could do this on a purse as well. How cool would it look with petals cut out of all the pretty fabric scraps you have?
So now onto the tutorial.

Pink Petals Galore Bag

What you need:
-A back pack to spruce up
-Hot Glue Gun
-Flower Petals

I made this bag for $2 dollars! Both items came from the Dollar Tree.

1. Stuff the inside of the bag with tissue paper, paper towels, etc. This will help it hold shape while you glue on the petals.

2. Begin gluing on the petals. Start at the bottom and work your way up to the top. It's best if you do them in rows. It helps cover up all the open spots the best.

Yellow Petals Galore Bag

What you need:
-Fabric (amount depends on size of bag; I used a regular and a sheer type)
-Scissors
-Hot Glue Gun
-Backpack to revamp

1. You will need to cut out the petals from the fabric. I did mine on a piece of fabric that was about 2x3 inches.

A quick way to make a ton is like this:

Cut long strips of fabric

Accordion style fold them

Place one petal on top as a template to cut.

Cut around the top petal template through all the layers at one time.

2. Begin to glue on the petals. (same as the pink petal bag; bottom up and in rows)

Now off you go! Happy Crafting!