home made: awning stripe tote

As I was wandering through the fabric department one day, I fell in

{ L O V E } with this awning stripe canvas. It had a fantastic texture

and slight coating on one side. I am sure it was intended for use on

outdoor furniture. I did not have any outdoor furniture to recover, but I loved it.

...it turns out it makes a great and sturdy tote bag...

 ...it would be a great bag to load up with fabric, books, beach goods...

 ...suddenly, it seems { GOING GREEN } is beautiful!

{grocery bag goodness}

No one ever said that {grocery bags} had to be green!

I fell in love with this utility fabric and decided to try my hand at creating a {reusable bag}.

It is nice and roomy and embellished with a pretty hand crafted peony, dyed velvet and canvas leaves.

More Ruffles....these are one of my favorite things!

...if I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times.......I LOVE RUFFLES.....especially WHITE ruffles...
and so this sweet ruffled drawstring bag was born....I just love it and think it will be a dreamy carryall this summer! (oh yea- I love bags, boxes, containers of any kind too- especially white ones!) Enjoy!