Lucky to be Me

Getting into the spirit of things 

and thinking of a fun way to celebrate 

St. Patrick's day 

with the girlies. 

I decided to involve them in a creative project

to kick off spring break.

These are the materials I used to make this mini tote. I cut 4 squares, 4 rectangular strips, and one rectangular piece out of white fabric. 

I let the girls dip their fingers in the colored fabric paint and create a rainbow on the white piece of cotton. I then painted the words Lucky to be Me. 

I painted the Me in gold glitter symbolizing the pot of gold. 

They really enjoyed being part of this process 

and were very careful not to get the paint on their clothing.

After the pieces dried overnight. I sewed it to the front of the tote and trimmed it with a green grosgrain ribbon. I pinned wrong sides together and sewed the outer portion of the bag around the three sides. I then did the same for the lining. Then I placed the lining into the bag. The rectangular strips were then sewn right sides together and then turned out by hand.(My least favorite part!!!)

I placed the straps along the top of the bag and folded down a hem. 

Edge stitched along the top of the bag. 

The lime green sequin embellishment added to the green grosgrain ribbon gave it that extra sparkle.

Now the girls have something to leave out for the leprechaun in order for him to fill with candies. 

I think that this is a fun alternative to configuring a contraption to catch

the uncatchable leprechaun.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!