Lunch Bag for the Girl
I was so glad to get this done last night so that the girl could take her new lunch bag to school today, too! I was amazed at how relaxing it was to just work without thinking, since I had already developed the pattern (in my head) for the first lunch bag.
I realized I don’t have as many colored buttons as I would like. Hmmm, must do something about that!
Ok, and my daughter paid me the ultimate compliment today when she said she wanted to be an “ARTIST” when she grew up…. just like me! Wow, me? an artist? I guess having started out my adult life as an art major has made me just jaded enough to feel like the title of “artist” is not one that a person can just claim. For some odd reason, I have this notion that it is a title that others have to choose to bestow upon an individual. I guess it comes from having encountered too many self proclaimed artists that make really crappy art. I am still not sure I would consider myself an artist, but it sure feels good that my daughter thinks of me in those terms! So here is her lunch bag! And if anyone in her class thinks it is weird, she can just say, “My mom made it. She is an ARTIST!!!” Nice!
This is a great idea! I love the little button closures.
Awww - how cute. I can’t think of a better compliment!
Your lunch bag really is super - a fantastic result. I am sure that if you put the pattern up I would not be the only person who would want to make one. : )
Well, I tell people my son is married to an artist when I am refering to your husband, so somebody else does think that! You are an artist, I declare it! :-)
And make very cool lunch bags, too!
What a great way to make something ‘everyday’ into something special. Very pretty.
This is my first time on your blog and I love your colors, they are really unique and beautiful. I’m so impressed by your lunch bags as well. They are so professional looking like something they would sell at a boutique. I loved reading about your daughter’s comment about wanting to be an artist like you. What a heart warming compliment.
hey- make a tutorial! these are great- or better yet, SELL them in your etsy!
not only are you an artist, but very detailed! i wish I had that quality.
love both of these bags. these are marketable, mydear.
you are totally an artist, and a darn good one.
I’ve been waiting for several days to say just the right thing on my response, but it’s not coming to me so I’ll just stop thinking and just type.
I totally see you as an artist. Not just in the work you produce but in your sense of fashion, the way you buy food, and your whole outlook on life. To be an artist is to look at everything creatively and you definitely do that.
Now you are right, there are a lot of “bad” artists in the world. Or, more accurately, there are a lot of creative people who do not have sufficient skills with which to express their creativity. You, my dear, have more than enough skills in your toolkit to express your inspiration.
Artist? Yes. Good artist? Most definitely. You go girl!
Those bags are a great idea — so glad to hear that your kids both like them!
The lunch bags are absolutely ADORABLE!!!
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oh yes, those bags are great. absolutely cute. wow… you sould sell them for sure!!!
This is wonderful!
[…] It was the first time I used iron on vinyl (which I lined the inside with)… I am not sure I even knew it existed until I found it on clearance for 70% off. But I think I will use some when I start making more lunch bags. I cut the applique out of another sweet corduroy fabric that I am dying to use for something. Oh, if I the world would just stop so I could tinker in the studio. […]