I've been featured

In a perfect world my blog would be fan-tabulous but between nursing school, three boys that destroy everything, two different football scheduals, my externship and life my blog gets left behind (along with hundreds of photos trapped in my camera). But while I wasn't looking my bridal bag tutorial was featured on It's so very Cheri...My very first feature. My blog is slowly on the road to being fabulous. Thanks Cheri.

Wedding Day Survival Kit

So I don't know about you guys, but I am not a gift registry kind of girl. I don't know what it is about it but I don't like to go to the store, print out the list, fumble through pages and pages of names and numbers that mean nothing to me just to find out that everything has been crossed off the list except the four hundred dollar vacuum cleaner. Sooo I LOVE to make things for my friends and family, especially for soon to be brides.

This is the Wedding Day survival kit I make for the brides on their wedding day to put anything and everything into it. I also stuff it full of "what if" items (ex. what if she gets a spot on her dress, I give her the travel spot removers...etc.)

Here are your step by step instructions:

Supplies needed:

1. white canvas bag

2. 1/4 yard of fabric (your choice but I try to match the wedding colors)

3. iron on fabric application

4. ribbon

5. other decorative trim/feather boa

6. scissors

7. hot glue gun

8. iron

9. pencil

10. computer print out of the word BRIDE in whatever font you want

(tip: make sure the font has thick enough lines to be able to cut out)

11. any other decorative accessories

On this particular bag I used buttons and charms as decorative accessories.

First you need to measure out the fabric and transfer paper to cover the top half of the bag. Make sure you have the transfer paper the right way or it will stick to your iron.

After ironing the transfer paper on the fabric you peel the backing off and iron the fabric to the bag.

(FYI it's okay if it's not perfect you are going to cover it up with trim.)

I like to take the extra fabric and cover the handles and the bottom of the bag. To me it's the little details that make things so cute.

After all the large pieces of fabric are ironed on, now come the most tedious part of the whole project...cutting out the word bride from your computer print out. I am sure that somewhere, somehow there is a much easier way to do this but I just use my handy dandy scissors and mumble and moan while I cut it out.

Hint: because you spend so much time cutting it out you might as well put it a ziplock baggie for the next time.

This is very important so listen up because it will save time and heartache!!

Make sure to trace BRIDE backwards so when you go to iron it on the transfer paper is on the right side.

This may be a "duh" tip but you know I did it.

Iron on BRIDE and then it's time to whip out a

crafters best friend...the hot glue gun.

So you hot glue the trim and ribbon on. On this particular bag I used buttons and charms so I glued on the buttons and tied bows to the charms and glued them on.

Okay the bag is finished now it's time to stuff it full of

wedding day survival kit stuff:

Toothbrush

Mouthwash

Mini sewing kit

Mini first aid kit

Deodorant

Shout spot removal wipes

Mini hair spray
Tylenol

Mini n

Note pad

.

That's it !!

All the brides love it and carry it the day of their wedding.

This is the first project that I am sharing I hope everyone enjoys it and there will be more to come.