Add some frill power to a run-of-the-mill
canvas tote with a pretty personalized stencil. Stock your finished bag
with apples, gourmet crackers and cheese for a useful holiday gift. Materials:
• Canvas tote (we used an 18" x 13" Me & My B.A.G, $6.99; Michaels stores) • Paper doily (we used Wilton’s Round 12" Grease-Proof White Doily, $1.99 for 6; Wilton.com) • Spray adhesive (we used Krylon Paper Finishes Spray Adhesive, $4.65; Michaels stores) • Fabric paint (we used Tulip Slick Dimensional Fabric Paint in Black, $3.49; HobbyLobby.com) • Small paintbrush • Freezer paper (try Reynolds 18" Freezer Paper, $6.25; at grocery stores or at Reynolds.Alice.com) • Piece of cardboard • X-Acto knife • Iron Directions:
1. For
design: Coat rough underside of doily with adhesive (to keep it in
place) and press onto the bottom right-hand corner of the tote, leaving
one-quarter of the doily hanging off the edge of the bag. Use paintbrush
to brush fabric paint over the outer edge of the doily (don’t paint
outside doily’s edges).
2. While
paint is still wet, peel off doily, starting from the bag’s bottom
edge. If the doily tears, peel off the remaining pieces. Let dry
completely.
3. For
monogram: Type the letter you want to use in a word-processing document
on your computer, choosing a font size that will leave 1"–2" of space
above and below the letter and the design (for this bag, we used Times
Roman font, 550-point size), and print out on copy paper. Layer an 8 1
/2" x 11" piece of freezer paper, matte side up, over the printout and
trace letter onto freezer paper. Discard printout. Lay freezer paper
over cardboard and use X-Acto knife to cut the letter out of the freezer
paper. Discard letter so you’re left with a stencil. Place stencil
matte side up on bag, centered in doily design, and press down with an
iron on the highest setting; don’t move iron back and forth. (The heat
will slightly melt the freezer paper’s plastic coating so it adheres to
the bag for easier painting.) Fill in letter with paint. Let dry, then
remove freezer paper.
4. With
iron on high, press down on doily design and letter for 20 to 30
seconds. This sets the paint so it doesn’t come off when you wash the
bag.
Project courtesy of Ashley Campbell, a photographer, crafter and writer of the blog Under the Sycamore
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