Little crafty project

Whoa that's a big, long picture.

So on my last day of vacation I finally felt the crafting urge come upon me.  I was inspired by a felt wine bottle giftbag I saw in Blueprint magazine.  It was so incredibly simple and so overpriced at $29. Seriously?  For a wine giftbag??

Theirs wasn't even embellished.  Just plain grey felt. 

So I hopped on over to JoAnns and bought a few quarter yard cuts of wool felt.  I bought red, brown and blue felt.  I cut a strip 6" x 30", cut a circle the diameter of a wine bottle about 3" down from one of the short sides (I think next time I will only go down about 2").  I folded it and zig-zag stritched around the three open sides, leaving about 1 1/2" open along the folded edge (to allow some give for the shape of the bottle). 

Then I cut out the shape of a star and fused it to the front.  A handful of sparkles and I was done.  Not bad and it only cost me about $4 to make. 

I think the red one turned out cuter than the brown one:

I was toying with the idea of adding a few escaping bubbles but in an uncharacteristic fit of rhinestone restraint I decided it didn't need it.  It's hard to tell in the pictures but the thread is constrasting (white on the red and blue bags and blue on the brown bag).

You could also trim the top (and sides, if you want) with pinking shears like I did on this blue one:

Now I need to go clean up the unbelievable mess I made.  Felt bits and rhinestones EVERYWHERE.

Comments

[theredvelvetshoe]

Wine is amazing just on it's own but in such a sweet little giftbag~~it would be too good to open!! Can't have that!! LOL!!
Great project. . .I love to give things in pretty packages~~you should try to market them for, hmmmmm, $28.00!!!!
Michelle

[Cindy]

Hey, You go girl, those are way better than Joannes crap, ahh yes, crap. I hate Joannes, wish I had another choice sometimes in the same zipcode for crafty goods. Why do they have the monopoly? They suck, and because they are the only "crafy" place within 10 miles ( a lot of addresses),they have the rule. I have been in line there, at least 30 people in line, ahhh about a 50 foot line. Thats terrible on a Tuesday afternoon, come one. People are gumbling in the lines. Sorry for grumbling here. I love what you did with the bag!!!!

[clarice]

What a smart cookie you are, I love it. I wonder whose wine is in there ?????
xoxoxoxo Clarice

[Abbie]

You are so talented Andrea. Your work looks good. I agree $29 is a bit steep and you made it for $4!

[wendy]

What a great idea, imagine the profit that magazine is making, because they could probably make them for a lot cheaper as well.

[Judy]

How crafty you are!!! I love the bags. I saw them in the magazine too but I didn't think about making them myself. Thanks for the great idea. I agree you should sell them for $28.00!!

[Jan]

The wine bags are really neat! I like the blue snowflake one. What a great hostess gift if you get invited to a Holiday party. Maybe you can add sparkly bubbles to the glass and bottle one for New Years Eve hostess gifts. Great ideas!

[Julie size]

I made those wine bottle covers one year and they were a really big hit!

[Nicole]

Now that is a great idea! I love the idea of making a half dozen or so of them and using them at blind wine tastings.

[sara]

I love this!!!!
We shoudl hire you to make Bonfire logo bags for us!!!

[susan at black eyed susans kitchen]

Brilliant...and they can be foofed up or made so that my husband might carry one...such a good idea. thank you for sharing. Susan

[Leigh]

I love wine totes and these are great! I think they make nice little gifts.

[Angelina]

This is such a better idea than the usual wine gift bags. I especially love the one with rhinestones.