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Step 3Adding Decoration
Here's the fun part - customizing the inside and outside of your bag with colors and patterns. Hunt around for interesting plastic bags and ask your friends if they have any they could give you.
I covered one side of the sheet (which will be the outside) with fancy gold-patterned bags from the liquor store. I also put a smiley face on what became the inside of the flap. I cut a bag into strips and put colorful stripes on my first messenger bag.
If you iron a thin piece of plastic on a very hot setting, you'll get a lacy pattern of little holes. This could be an interesting part of a design...
eclipsed has some beautiful examples of applique patterns in this slideshow: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fused_Plastic_bags_and_accessories/
Get creative and show your style!
Just remember to use a low heat setting and go slowly when ironing bags that have a lot of ink on them, because the ink may start to come off.
I covered one side of the sheet (which will be the outside) with fancy gold-patterned bags from the liquor store. I also put a smiley face on what became the inside of the flap. I cut a bag into strips and put colorful stripes on my first messenger bag.
If you iron a thin piece of plastic on a very hot setting, you'll get a lacy pattern of little holes. This could be an interesting part of a design...
eclipsed has some beautiful examples of applique patterns in this slideshow: http://www.instructables.com/id/Fused_Plastic_bags_and_accessories/
Get creative and show your style!
Just remember to use a low heat setting and go slowly when ironing bags that have a lot of ink on them, because the ink may start to come off.
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