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For my oldest daughter's 3rd birthday (she is 9 now) my sister gave her a very cute backpack from Old Navy that is pink on the back and has a scene of wild flowers on the front. It came with a pair of matching flip-flops that my daughter wore for three years and when they broke she cried.
I have loved the backpack for it's simple, yet adorable design.
Last fall my mom gave me a sewing machine and when my second and third daughters needed dance bags for their ballet class, well, I went to work! Basing my design on the flower backpack from Old Navy (which is now acting as second daughter's knitting bag until further notice) I came up with the bags pictured above. They are the perfect size to store ballet slippers and tap shoes along with socks and a dance outfit.
The frog bag I made for my sweet little stand-in son. Since I have no boys of my own I feel a great urge to spoil the sons of my sisters.  One of my fake-sons loves frogs and recently moved away. I was missing him, so I made it as a little gift so he can remember which aunt he loves the most (ha!!). I also made one with butterflies for my niece's 9th birthday, but forgot to take photos of it before it was given away. I have enough fabric to make one to match for my oldest, so maybe I'll get to that soon and can post a photo of it.
Some details:
The trim on Second Daughter's bag:
The lining of the frog bag:
The two dance bags are lined with the same ballet slipper print fabric.
Third Daughter's bag has trim around the opening because the trim she chose had elastic in it, Second Daughter's did not.
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| | Posted 6/6/2006 10:53 PM - 146 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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