Momma's Got a Brand New Bag!

You may begin to notice a small trend in my posts. I like bags. I like bags a lot. Making my own purses is an added bonus because it makes my bag unique. This bag will require patience though.  To begin, you will need scissors, clear tape like packaging tape or clear duct tape, and cards.  Have a deck of playing cards that don't tally to 52 anymore? They will work. Flashcards, tarot cards, baseball, Pokemon....any kind of card will work.  I opted for Sesame Street sight word flashcards.

 Once you have your materials together, cut some long strips of tape.  Overlap each strip about a quarter of an inch with the next.  You'll want to tape the piece together until you have a sheet of stickiness that is large enough to cover six cards (or more if you want a bigger bag).  Make sure you have at least a quarter of an inch margin of tape around each card as well.  This will help make sure the top layer adheres well to the bottom layer.

Once your cards are laid out the way you want them, you are going to make a second sheet of stickiness.  This time, you will be putting the sticky side of the tape down.  You want the two layers of tape to stick together with your cards in the middle. 

You will repeat this process for the other side of your bag.  To make the sides, you will need four cards, two for each side.  You can use two additional cards for the bottom, or make a very thick tape-y layer for the bottom.

Before assembling the bag, trim the tape edges of each side to make sure they are even.  Attach the sides and bottom using more of your clear tape.  For handles or straps, you can fold long strips of tape in half and then tape them to the bag.  If you want something livelier, you can attach chains, ribbon, or wooden handles to the bag with, you guessed it, more tape.

I felt like the bag was a little plain.  To spice it up, I added big eyelets around the top edge of the bag.  Then, I threaded some red gross grain ribbon through the two eyelets in the center of each side.

After you secure your handles or straps onto the bag, your project is complete!