cute little mini backpacks

Paper: Most all were from DCWV grade school paper pack. also g.s.d studios & Bobunny
Fabric fowers: wal-mart Stamps: Stampology (scored these a day before for 1$ at my LSS yah) Ribbon: Most were from chatterbox and wal-mart

I was blog hopping one day and came across a FREE “mini backpack” tutorial. When I saw these cute little things I just had to try it out. I thought they would be perfect to give as gifts to my kids teachers. So I ended up making 10 (my little girl is in pre-school and has a lot of teacher aids). Here is where you can find the instructions on how to make them….

http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/
This particular tutorial is free but the blog does sell some other tutorials. Make sure to check them out while your there. It's some cute stuff.

I played around with the bag and made some little adjustments.

I don’t own the coluzzle cutters (made by provo crafts) they used in the tutorial so I cut out an extra flap, folded it in half, eyeballed a curve, and cut that out. When it was open it came out pretty good so I used the template for each one: traced around the image with a pencil on the actual paper I was using, and then cut it out. I also did the same thing for the smaller flap.

I wanted more room in the bag to load it up with stuff so for the top flap I added a crease 1inch from the tip of the flap. That way the top of the bag would have a 2cm width and not be pinched shut.

For the back straps I used 12inches of ribbon and strung just that one piece through the holes so the two ends were at the bottom of the bag. Then I taped the ends to the inside of the bag with sticky tape. For the top loop I put the holes in after I covered the flap with DSP (designer scrapbooking paper) and put those holes just above the crease.

I mass produced these so when I cut the DSP to cover the fount of the bag I did it like so……..
Bag: 3 x 3½inches
Small Pocket: 1 ½ x 2

One of the things inside are cards. A 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch card fits perfect. My kids helped me dress them up. Here is one my daughter did. Maybe it's a mom thing but I think it's sooo cute!

I hope some of the tips will help you out when you try this cute little bag out. See what works for you. Here is a look at all ten setting on my table.

HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE