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Perk up a plain grocery tote with fake flowers
For Earth Day Walgreens gave out tote bags with a purchase I got the tote bag below. It was a little too plain for my tastes so I decided to turn it into a blooming tote bag covered with flowers.

Posted by KMOM14 from Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States • Published See KMOM14's 372 projects »
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  • How to sew an applique tote. Blooming Tote Bag - Step 1
    Step 1

    This is what the bag looked like before it was decorated.

    Some of the flowers are made out of fabric and felt and other are just artificial flowers left over from other projects.

  • How to sew an applique tote. Blooming Tote Bag - Step 2
    Step 2

    The yellow flower on the bag is similar to this project I made (this one just has few and more spikey petals)

    http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/sunflower_facinator

  • How to sew an applique tote. Blooming Tote Bag - Step 3
    Step 3

    The biggest flower is loosely based on Felty Flowers by Cat Morley

    http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/felty_flowers

  • How to sew an applique tote. Blooming Tote Bag - Step 4
    Step 4

    The rainbow flowers and the hot pink organza flower is based on Fabric Flowers by Janessa M.
    http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/fabric_flowers_2

  • How to sew an applique tote. Blooming Tote Bag - Step 5
    Step 5

    This boxy felt flower is based on flowers by Halie T

    http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/felt_flowers_2

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Jane  C.
Jane C. · 11 projects
I love this! I think that it might also be really fun if you used fake flowers to cover the front and back
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