Oil cloth Lunch Bag - By Phaedra

Even with my final semester of grad school beginning this week I managed to fit in some creative "for me" type activities that are based on my needs and are not ceramic in nature.  And yet I found a way to make it work functionally.

I headed down to the Fashion District to hit up the fabric stores.  I was looking for fabric to cover the hanging lamp in my living room which I greatly dislike. Making my own circle shade seemed like a good way to go about it, and if the fabric comes at a deal, from the Loft by Michael Levine's where I can get it by the pound, it would be a reasonable project.

It worked out well, Got a couple of fabric options and even managed to find some fabric for the bed room "curtains" that I basically wanted to hide the cracks between the shades so strangers couldn't see me change!

I also talked myself into  finally purchasing some oil cloth. I've been looking at it every time I go into the fabric district.  It's supposed to be easy to clean and really useful for food style packages. The patterns are always very very cute!  But it's a kind of expensive fabric.  These were both $7 a yard and I purchased 12" which made it affordable.  However there are even prettier and cuter that are stored on hanging rods but they get up to $28 or $35 bucks.  Really absurd.  I died laughing when I found the one of deer busts wearing glasses.  WANT! Can't AFFORD!

So finally I get to play with oil cloth and attempt to make a lunch bag that's reusable and cute.  What with being at a fieldwork location that does not feed me, I'm gonna need to start carry lunches to my internships.

Super Cute time! - Phaedra

I copied a large paper bag that i had and carefully measures out two polka dot pieces for the sides and one long fat strip of cherries for the main body.  Measuring this is a little trickier because the employee who cut it for me was incapable of cutting a straight line.  I've never been so thankful for the habit of cutting an inch or two more than I requested because it was really bad this time.

Open and Standing Lunch Bag - Phaedra

And I've taken it with me to my first week! A little bit of cute joy at my lunch break in between trying to treat the kids at my school location.

I believe I need to start water Marking my pictures...