Making and Decorating a Tiny Pouch

Last week, I showed you how I turned some fabric remnants from blah to TADA! I made a book pouch:

This book pouch keeps my book safe and secure when I bring it along to a cafe or anywhere, really. I've made it a habit to take a book with me -- it keeps me entertained and away from scrolling on my phone. 

This fabric pouch protects the book from dents, folds or accidental spills. I like to take extra care of my books whether I borrowed it from the library, from a friend or if it's my personal copy. 

After I made this pouch, I still had some fabric remnants leftover so I sewed an even smaller pouch...TADA! I simply attached a zipper to the fabric using a sewing machine.

But this little pouch is looking a little blah, don't you think?

One option to liven it up is to add some enamel pins or metal pins...TADA!

Another option is to add a patch like I did in this project pouch...TADA!

And finally, I added a bracelet to allow the pouch to become a wristlet for hands-free carrying. 

The bracelet is made by stringing beads on stretchy cord/elastic string, slipping the cord/string into the hole of the zipper, and tightly knotting the ends of the cord/string together.

I'm pretty pleased with this little pouch made from fabric and a few bits from my craft stash. It's useful as a wallet or storage for small accessories.

And that is how I turned some fabric remnants from blah to TADA!

By the way, my work will be appearing in the next issue of Strawberry Moon Magazine, a rich resource for art journaling.

Issue 10's theme is COLLAGE. Maybe it's an avenue you'd like to explore like I did here, here, and here. May I invite you to preorder your copy? It's available in print and digital formats.

Here are the topics that are covered...TADA!

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