DIY Craft {Kids} Dinosaur Lunch Bag

With this one of a kind lunch bag, your kid’s lunch bag will never get mixed up with another kid’s lunch again.  However, remember to put their name in the inside flap, it could be a very sought after item!  Made from Soft Fabric Paint by Tulip and 3-D Fashion Paint, this is an easy print, transfer and paint project. You can even make dinosaur cut out sandwiches with these great crust cutters from Organize.  All you do is make the canvas bag, or you can buy a blank canvas lunch bag with no flap from Dharma Trading and paint the whole image on the bag. Check your local craft stores for Iron On Transfer paper, that will make it easier to transfer your pattern to the canvas.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THE BAG

• 1/4 yd. Canvas or canvas lunch bag
• 4″ Velcro strip
• 3-D Fashion Paint by Tulip
• Soft Fabric paint by Tulip (White, Orange, Blue, Lt. & Dk. Green, Yellow & Black or use permanent fabric pens)
• Paint brushes
• Iron On Transfer paper or Chalk, dark color like blue
• Scissors
• Tape measure
• Thread

(If using a pre-made canvas bag, start at #8 of the instructions)

HERE’S HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Cut 2 squares from , 13″ x 9″
2. Cut 1 strip, 5″ x 35″
3. Cut 1 square, 6″ x 6″
4. Fold over tops of the 2 pieces and both ends of strip, 2″, to make a finished hem.
5. Sew 4″ of Velcro centered to inside tops of bag.
6. Trace around shape of face onto 6″ x 6″ square. Fold over 3 edges and sew. With wrong sides together, center and sew bottom of face flap  to back of 1, 13″ x 9″ square.
7. Sew strip to all 3 sides of 13″ x 9″ piece of canvas, then sew other side of strip to other square piece. Turn right side out. Make sure turned under side of face is facing the correct way out, before sewing strips on.
8. Print out pattern and transfer dinosaur body to front of bag and face to front of flap. If using chalk, trace over the pattern lines with a dark piece of chalk, turn over pattern and draw over the lines with a pencil that you can see through the paper, onto the canvas.
9. Paint in dinosaur and background with the fabric paint or fabric markers. Let dry. Follow the colors on the picture example.
10. Outline dinosaurs face and body with the 3-D paint. Let dry.

By: DIY Crafty Chic, Sharon Tittle