Dear All,
Sorry I haven't written in awhile. I think that I have been suffering from a bit of writer's block. *sigh* However my mum really wanted to see pictures of this wonderful little thing that I made and suggested I write a post about it, so here it goes.
 |
| Notice all the pockets!!! They are wonderful! I added the one on the right. I am considering moving it down to the bottom of the bag, so that it has a little more stability. |
I recently started attending a bible study that my church hosts called "Bible Study Fellowship." It is an interdenominational Bible Study and about 200 women from the community currently attend it. I am enjoying the study thus far, however I noticed my second time there that all of the ladies had wonderfully creative and cute bags to carry all of their materials in. I felt quite out of place, because I was carrying everything I had in my hands quite clumsily. Now I'm not going to even go into the psychological ramifications of this feeling or the fact that there quite possibly are some jealousy issues that I need to deal with, I consider myself a bag lady and I was lacking, okay? We'll work on the jealousy at another time. :-) However I have solved the problem with my own creativity and am quite proud of the results. See as I was contemplating the fact of having no bag, my mind got to working, because I could not justify going out and spending a lot of money on materials or for that matter a pre-made bag. What a dilemma!
Then I thought well maybe I could confiscate a pair of Handsome's jeans to make myself a bag, but then I would have to make a flawless argument to him of why I needed his pair of jeans to make a bag. I had a feeling that I would lose that one, as Handsome has the superior debate skills. However I could use my own pair of pants for the bag and perhaps I could persuade Handsome of this endeavor. Eureka!!! I had a solution and I had the perfect pair of pants. I had this wonderful pair of brown cargo pants that were in wonderful condition, because I rarely wore them. At some point in time I must have sat down on a minuscule droplet of bleach resulting in a bright red spot very near the crotch. This spot made it difficult for me to wear said pants for the overwhelming feeling that everyone was looking at my rear trying to figure out what the spot was. *sigh*
Okay rabbit trail over....I found my perfect pants for my bag. I'm sorry I didn't take pictures of the process that I took to create the bag, but I did take a lot of my ideas from this blog: http://www.favecrafts.com/Sewn-Bags/Funky-Jeans-Bag. I haven't decided if I am completely done with my bag yet or not, but I am thrilled that I was able to spend very little money on a bag that completely fits what I want in a bag. :-) I encourage each of you to think outside of the box when it comes to your wants. The simple joy of creating something without spending money can not be over exaggerated.
May God bless each of your creative endeavors with laughter and simple joy.
Blessings,
The Adventurous Farm Wife
