Monday, July 4, 2011

My First Attempt

My first attempt at a canvas tote bag or purse came a few months ago. Yes, I'm a little behind in sharing!  This tote is made by Prima, and was part of their new release in January.  Here's what I did with it:
I started by stamping the circles with gesso, then misting over them with "Meadow" Glimmer Mist.  I taped off the yellow areas to contain the mist.  Then I reversed the taping and misted the grey and yellow areas.  Then I outlined the circles with my PITT Pen from Faber-Castell.  A few more canvas embellishements and some lace finished it off.

Next time I do one, I'll do a few things differently, but overall I think it turned out pretty cute!  Prima canvas is so thick and wonderful to work with!  I think this may become a birthday gift for my daughter... she's been eyeing it for a while now, ever since modeling it for me for this photo!

Thanks for coming by!
~Alyssa~

4 comments:

Erica said...

That came out cute!

Janine K said...

Your tote looks so fabulous!!! Totally love what you have done with it Alyssa.

Bente Fagerberg said...

This is super cute Alyssa. I wouldn't mind one myself! LOL!

Jessy Christopher said...

Gorgeous! That is one pretty personalized bag and it is so arty! I like!