INSPIRE: Lovely Victorian Inspired Drawstring Bag

Hello Everyone!

Such exciting news!

I have been named designer

for

The Vintage Rose Emporium.

The Vintage Rose Emporium is a Facebook store, that exclusively carries vintage AND vintage inspired items

such as ribbon, lace, buttons, bling and so much more.

Be sure to visit at the link below,

for your "vintage" style crafting needs.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403440756344726/

And now for the details on how I created this lovely Victorian Inspired drawstring bag.

The Vintage Rose Emporium Supplies

Ivory Braided Trim

Ivory Organza Sheer Ribbon (stain trim)

Victorian Canvased Image

Ivory Rosette Trim (3 rosettes)

Printed wood Buttons

General Supply List

From personal supplies

Drawstring Bag

Champagne Colored Pearls

Polyester Thread

Beacon 3n1 Glue

Scissors

I began by adhering with Beacon 3n1 glue, the braided trim just beneath the drawstring bottom seam.

I then cut a 1/2 in. notch into one of the Rosettes, from the Rosette Trim.

I then coiled and stitch together, overlapping where I cut, to give just a bit more definition to the rosette.

Taking the second of the rosette, I cut completely in half, to make smaller rosettes.

To add a hint of color to the middle of each rosette, I glued champagne colored pearls as the centers.

Next, I trimmed the white ostrich feather, gluing it directly to the bag, then adding the trimmed/altered rosettes in a cluster.

For the Victorian printed image, I left the third rosette in it's original size, and glued the trimmed image as the center for that rosette, gluing it just beneath the rosette cluster.

All rosettes, feather and image, I glued at a slight angle.

To finish the bag, I used thread through the button holes, leaving it "un-bowed" for a bit of texture interest, then glued each one, just above the smaller rosettes.