Beaded Vintage Transfer Tote

Materials:

The Vintage Workshop's Click-n-Craft Chic Bag Boutique CD-ROM
The Vintage Workshop's Click-n-Craft Iron-on Transfer II
14" x 14" canvas bag
1 yard trim
Shortcut to Style Swarovski hot-fix crystals
BeJeweler Stone Styler heat-set tool
Fabri-Tac fabric glue
The Warm Company's Beads-2-Fuse
Therm O' Web double-sided Super Tape sheet
tweezers

1. Print iron-on transfer image following manufacturer's instructions. Print the largest size. Hint: For best results, use only one sheet in the printer at a time.

2. Print image to a piece of copy paper for making a pattern for beading.

3. Cut image from transfer paper. Remove paper backing from transfer. Center transfer on one side of the canvas bag. Fuse image in place following manufacturer's instructions (figure A). Remember to use the enclosed parchment sheet when pressing (figure B).

4. Cut out the top of the lady's dress from the image printed onto paper. Use this as a pattern to cut the exact shape from a piece of Super Tape (figure C).

5. Remove the white bottom paper liner of the tape and apply to the image. Peel away the red top liner to reveal the adhesive. Cover adhesive with fusible beads and press down in place with fingers (figure D). Remove excess beads. Add more beads to any spots that might appear to be bare. Press down with fingers to secure in place.

6. Beginning at a side seam, secure trim to the top of the bag using the fabric glue (figure E). Overlap edges slightly where ends meet.

7. Use tweezers to position crystals in place on image. Follow manufacturer's instructions and fuse crystals in place using the heat-set tool (figures F and G). Caution: Do not allow tool to come in contact with transfer--it will melt! Choose a tip for the tool which is slightly smaller than the crystal that you are fusing.