Thursday, 5 July 2012

Dinosaur messenger bag





Ethan really loves having a bag with him at the moment. He uses his flynn rider bag sometimes, but it's just not big enough for all his treasures! :) Plus we're going away soon and it would be nice for him to carry a few things with him too!





So I decided to make him his own messenger style bag, but with a twist especially for my little dinosaur loving boy!

It even has a secret pocket especially for treasures/treats to be hidden away from an older sister.






I made it by making a longer than normal flap...



and just sewing around the sides. If you made a non-dinosaur themed bag it would look like my back from the front. (wait, that sounds weird...)




The bag is made really similarly to this Flynn Rider bag, but bigger and lined. If a step by step for this would be useful let me know!

I also knocked out a little wallet for his money, 








as he had been using Izzy's pink spotty one. Poor boy.


But now he loves having his own big-boy bag and wallet!




And it will be perfect for our holiday AND cost me no money! I just used scraps! (and the strap was an old belt!)






I was featured on The Fun In Functional @ Practically Functional
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9 comments:

  1. Aimingforswanlike5 July 2012 at 20:50

    Love it, will def be making one for Ben :)

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  2. racheleve6 July 2012 at 12:11

    That is so cool, what a great idea. We too have a dino loving little boy who loves to carry a bag around, unfortunately we only have his sisters' pink handbags so think I may have to attempt one of these. (He has the same dino t-shirt too!) As this is my first time can I just say I love your blog, you have some fantasic makes.

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    1. Rhiannon8 July 2012 at 22:01

      Thanks so much Rachel! Ha ha, anything dino is always a hit with my boy! Good luck with your new blog, enjoyed reading through it. Loved your projects! So glad to have you reading :)

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  3. Jessi @ Practically Functional7 July 2012 at 18:33

    OMG I definitely want to see the step by step! I need to make one of these for my husband, he would love it! He likes to take a bag to work with him, but all the ones we have are like full on briefcases that are giant and bulky and made for laptops, so not ideal. Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

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    1. Rhiannon8 July 2012 at 22:03

      I'll get one on asap Jessi! :) I think my hubs may need a matching one too. Would look so cute as a matching father son combo! (as always thanks for hosting!)

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    2. Jessi @ Practically Functional11 July 2012 at 17:47

      Seriously, I showed this to my husband the other day and he was like "OMG you should totally make me one!" Can't wait to see the tutorial :-) And I just wanted to let you know I featured this on my blog today! You can see the feature and grab a button here: http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/07/features-from-the-fun-in-functional-6/

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  4. Unknown15 July 2012 at 20:15

    CUUUUUUUUUUUTE! Jack would need an animal-themed one... maybe a hippo with a big mouth? Maybe a lion...

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    1. Rhiannon16 July 2012 at 17:22

      Oh hippo themed would look great! With two big teeth! Such a good idea!

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