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diy: floral appliqué tote

sophsthings
30 October 2011
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Cut, spray, stick. That’s all you need to do for this DIY. I scored this tote at a travel expo but it had a logo on the front which I desperately wanted to cover up. This tote was also originally a cream colour but I dyed it black prior to this DIY. The spray adhesive seems to be holding up fairly well, but we’ll see how durable it actually is as time goes by. I left the edges on my appliqué raw buy you can always neaten it up by sewing around the edges. This is a simple and effective way to update a plain old tote bag.

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  1. Hannah

    30 October 2011 6:32 am

    This is an awesome idea! Applique brings me back to year 10 sewing, where I made a pencilcase with lots of appliqued flowers 🙂 x

  2. Xochiltyay

    30 October 2011 6:34 am

    i love this! I'm going to try it:)

  3. Bejewelled Dresser

    30 October 2011 6:41 am

    That's gorgeous! And so easy! Thanks for sharing 🙂

  4. Jane

    30 October 2011 6:47 am

    That's pretty nifty – I have heaps of those bags with logos which I don't use, I think I'll try this sometime.

  5. *paper* bouquets

    30 October 2011 7:01 am

    grate diy

  6. whitney

    30 October 2011 7:03 am

    This is so clever! Definitely gonna go try it soon. Thank you for the lovely idea 🙂

  7. eliza

    30 October 2011 8:17 am

    Oh, this is such a good idea! I'll definitely be trying it, so easy.

    x

  8. j.

    30 October 2011 10:36 am

    this is such a great idea!

  9. Rachel, Cold Knees

    30 October 2011 10:37 am

    What a great easy DIY! Love the results. x

  10. Grace

    30 October 2011 12:03 pm

    This is really cute and easy for the kinda un-co ones like me! I love DIY features, you should do more!!

    Grace x
    i'd rather buy shoes…

  11. danielle and dinosaur toes

    30 October 2011 2:23 pm

    i love this DIY, and i especially love the floral fabric you used! i'm going to try this with some of the vintage floral fabric i have stashed away.

  12. Anna @ SMS_Style

    30 October 2011 3:35 pm

    Gosh I love this idea, so simple. Discovered you through Geneva at apairandspare – lovely blog – new follower 🙂

    http://www.southmoltonststyle.com

  13. The Flightless Darling

    30 October 2011 5:13 pm

    Quite a clever trick!
    Another DIY to add to my list 🙂

    Cheers
    xx

  14. Lenne

    30 October 2011 7:23 pm

    This idea is genius!! I really enjoy reading your posts 😀

  15. Mat

    30 October 2011 8:17 pm

    you're good at this stuff

  16. The Velvet Bow

    31 October 2011 12:44 am

    I absolutely love it! Such a great idea for all those totes we seem to get given by everyone these days. Nice work Soph!

  17. Samantha Chu Ramage.

    31 October 2011 1:33 am

    what a very cute idea. i work with fabric, i don't know why i never thought of that!

    xo
    sami

  18. Junaluska

    31 October 2011 1:54 am

    Simple, yet an amazing result! I love it.

  19. ASYMMETRICERA

    31 October 2011 6:59 am

    that's really cute + effective:)

    x

  20. Rocket Fashionista

    31 October 2011 8:04 am

    Looks great! It adds this vintage look to the whole tote! x

  21. Tilly

    31 October 2011 12:56 pm

    Ohh this is lovely! I shall have to give it a go and gear up brain into being more creative again, as i am currently letting it rot O_O! hehe xx

  22. Sam

    31 October 2011 4:16 pm

    Stunning idea, so creative. Would love for you to feature on my blog.

  23. Jo

    1 November 2011 12:12 am

    Oh wow! <3 I absolutely love it (and even better that it is so easy peasy!)

    x
    Lost in the Haze

  24. Satin and Souffles

    1 November 2011 1:07 pm

    Thats adorable! x

  25. manna

    2 November 2011 6:31 am

    I have that same can of glue. no it wont last, you'd better stitch it down.

  26. Ace Du-Chua

    2 November 2011 11:22 am

    i love the floral print, so cute dear!! 😀

  27. Rose

    2 November 2011 12:00 pm

    What a great idea! xx

    The Londoner

  28. Stefany

    3 November 2011 8:26 pm

    Such a great idea, thanks for sharing x

  29. Aya Smith

    7 November 2011 12:08 am

    Such an adorable idea!!! The fact that it's easy makes it AWESOME 😀

    Aya ♥ Strawberry Koi

  30. Angela

    7 November 2011 11:41 am

    Looks so cute! Love how you've shot this too.

  31. Jazzabelle

    7 November 2011 11:41 am

    what a lovely diy, and what beautiful photographs too! i adore the fabric, it's such a pretty pattern and i love the colours. xx

  32. Eva

    7 November 2011 2:50 pm

    Love the tutorial – short and sweet with such a cute bag at the end of it all! x

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