It’s no secret that Jenna LOVES to draw, and as much as I enjoy her doodles taped all over the walls of our home, I’m always looking for more creative things to do with her drawings. Earlier this year I made a series of thank you cards with her drawings, and I also recently found out about a company that transforms kids’ drawings into stuffed animals. Very cool.
But I decided to take a more practical route and design a couple of things I know we’ll use. First up: tote bags. Who doesn’t need more of those on hand during the summer months? So I tracked down my current favorite Jenna drawing (a map of our neighborhood) and went to work with my photo transfer paper.
I made the bag for me, but I suspect I might have a bit of competition the next time I’m headed out the door.
Stay tuned next week for another design.
Very cute! What a fun gift idea, too!
Thanks, Susan! I think it would make a great gift.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this tote bag! Such a cool idea
I’ll have to go through Big Brother’s art from kinder and find some to make totes with!
Thank you – I’m pretty happy with how it turned out and I think I’ll be making more soon!
That’s a great idea!
Oooo I love that tote bag idea! I wish I had know about it when I posted this on ideas for storing, displaying and making keepsakes from kids’ art, but anyway, here are some more ideas:. http://www.happydoodles.com/blogs/news/6041344-63-of-parents-feel-guilty-about-ditching-kids-artwork
Looks like you’ve got lots of great suggestions. Thanks for sharing!
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I’m not very good with craft but loveeee this idea. How exactly do you do this? It’s super cool!!
Will you be posting more articles on how to make it?
Hi Elina,
This was really easy. I purchased the photo transfer paper (link above) and then followed the instructions on the package. Here are the steps:
- Scan artwork/drawing
- Print the drawing onto the transfer paper
- Iron the transfer paper onto the tote