Saturday, July 28, 2012

Backpack Makeover: A Butterfly Backpack.

I was very proud of D for choosing a quality backpack over the character ones, so I decided to dazzle it up a bit.   This is my FIRST sewing project, and my first time ever using a sewing machine.  Thanks to a quick lesson from a friend, I have been introduced into a whole new world of crafting.

I saw a cute tutorial here:  Taidye Original


Before:



















I followed the tutorial at TaiDye Original to make the wings.


I wanted the wings to be removable, so I added snaps instead of sewing them on.


And I added the wings to the back of the backpack, so it would look like she had wings when the backpack was on.


And the final product: