This is a bag I have just made for a friend's birthday. It is called a 'confetti bag'. You can decorate it as you please - I used silk flowers pulled apart and lots of bits of thread. Afterwards, you lay a piece of plastic over the right side of the bag and stitch thru the layers to hold it together. Then you make up the bag. I gave it to my friend today and she loves it.

LOVE IT SHIRLEY *4U

Unique bag, like it very much and so does your lucky friens too

Great bag, Shirley. Love the idea.Ricky

Very clever! Is there no end to your creative talents? Lots of love and flowers for a very gifted lady, from Dianne x xx

Beautiful bag! I noticed that butterfly - did you embroider it? *4U

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by shirleysisson 31 Jul 2008

No, the butterfly is pre-printed fabric. It flew off of my quilt and rather wanted to live on the bag!! HEHE

lovely bag

Great bag

Thank you all for your comments. *'s for all.

Very nice job and unique idea Shirley..

cool bag but how do you secure the items on the bag before you apply the plastic? How do you apply the plastic? I know by sewing it but I need directions please... thanks

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by shirleysisson 30 Jul 2008

Welcome to the 'Cute' family. I use a glue stick or you could use a spray glue. When I'm happy with my collage on the fabric, I carefully lay the precut plastic over the top and secure all round with clothes pegs or small bulldog clips. Then I stitch across the bag at 3" intervals along lines which I drew on the back of the fabric before I started. Hope that helps you.

by dianned 31 Jul 2008

Ah! I see - now I know you are even cleverer than I thought! :-) Love from Dianne x xx

Very clever idea to sandwich between material ant plastic.Love your bag.Your Friend is one lucky fish .*4U

Wow, I think this would be better than stitching on the plastic itself as I am in process of doing now. Love the concept. A bag like this is great for beaches. *4U ><>

Unusual Bag. Good Job

This is a nice bag Shirley, different, no wonder your friend loves it.

Shirley, what a unique bag, great work!

Special friend!!

Who wouldn't love it!!!!!

This is gorgeous. The plastic keeps the flowers from becoming all messed up. Your friend is very fortunate. *4U

Great job, very pretty.

Great work there Shriley, you need to send me a email ~ look in my profile, I just added it.

What a great idea and preserves tha lovely flowers. Well done, I bet she was really pleased

It looks wonderful, nice way to use bits of thead. I am sure she loves it :)

Great work & beautiful design. ********

no wonder that she does! its a really lovely bag, I like the idea. well done *4u