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DIY Beach Bag

Published: Jul 16, 2018 · Modified: Oct 3, 2018 by Ashley Phipps · 692 words. · About 4 minutes to read this article. · 3 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads and sponsored posts · This blog uses cookies · See our privacy policy for more info Filed Under: Craft, Sponsored Post

It's summer friends and my favorite place to be is at the beach, so today I am thrilled to share this cute DIY Beach Bag that you can make yourself.  I recently made a tote bag for the library that you can see here, but this bag is perfect to take to the beach!  If you need a bigger bag, just buy a bigger tote and create this on a larger scale.  But I love having smaller bags so that my kids can each have one to carry there stuff in because this mama shouldn't have to carry everyone's stuff right!?  Right.  So.  Go out, buy a tote bag, and then get on making one of these for each of your kids ASAP so that you can enjoy your beach time just a little bit more.

DIY Beach Bag - How to make a Tote Bag with Vinyl - Vinyl Beach Bag

Thank you Expressions Vinyl for sponsoring this post.  Affiliate links may be included.  If you make purchases through the links, I receive a small commission, but you never pay a penny more.  Thank you for supporting my blog.

How to make a vinyl DIY Beach Bag

I really love this bag so much this might become MY beach bag, and I'll make different ones for my kids...because it is super cute, and I LOVE the saying "Happiness Comes In Waves."  I had so many tote bag ideas, I ended up taking to Facebook to do a quick poll and it was amazing how many people loved this saying just as much as I did!

You can use this same process with any saying, quote or even just an image.  Adding vinyl to a tote bag to use as a DIY beach bag is a really simple and great way to customize an inexpensive tote bag.

You will want to be sure you have a canvas tote bag though.  You can apply vinyl to a synthetic fabric bag, but cotton is easiest to work with.

01 Design DIY Beach Bag vinyl in Silhouette Studio

You will want to begin by opening up your Silhouette Studio Software program.  Using the text tool, create your saying, phrase, or download (or create) an image to use!  There are so many great options.

02 Weld Design DIY Beach Bag vinyl in Silhouette Studio

If you are using any sort of cursive text, you may need to "weld" it together.

03 Flip Horizontally - mirror - Design DIY Beach Bag vinyl in Silhouette Studio

Once you size the text correctly, you will want to flip the text horizontally.  (If you are using an image, you do not have to flip the image, but if you have any text on it, you need to flip the text otherwise it will be backwards.)

Cut vinyl with Silhouette CAMEO

Then you can send your design to your Silhouette Cameo to cut your design.  I always do a test cut just to ensure the recommended settings are just right.

Remember when you put your heat transfer vinyl on the cutting mat that the shiny side goes down.  The shiny side acts as the carrier sheet when cutting and transfer tape when ironing it onto your surface.

Weed vinyl for a DIY beach bag

Once the heat transfer vinyl is cut, weed the excess vinyl by removing it.  (Tweezers make this job really easy in my opinion.)

Vinyl for DIY Beach Bag

Place the vinyl, shiny side up, on your tote bag and use an iron or heat press to adhere it in place.

Iron vinyl on tote bag

Apply vinyl to tote bag

Because the blue, green and yellow waves overlap each other, I had to iron that in layers.  Using a Multi-Use sheet ensures that the vinyl doesn't get too hot so this is really important to use when layering iron-on vinyl.

DIY Beach Bag with vinyl

And oh-how-pretty is this gorgeous Electric heat transfer vinyl!  It has this gorgeous metallic sheen and the colors are all so vibrant!

I am in love with it!  Seriously, y'all need to check it out!

DIY Beach Bag

Remove the shiny transfer sheet and enjoy your newly created DIY Beach Bag!

DIY Beach Bag - DIY Beach Tote - Vinyl Beach Bag

Buy everything you need to create this tote bag for the library here:

  • Silhouette Cameo
  • Heat Press
  • Multi-Use Paper
  • Iron / Heat Press / Cricut Easy Press
  • EasyWeed Electric 12"x24" Heat Transfer Vinyl in Blue, Green, Teal, Yellow, Tungsten
  • 4 Piece Wave Design ID #9589 from the Silhouette Studio Store

 

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Comments

  1. Michele Michael

    July 27, 2018 at 5:50 am

    Love the saying on the bag . Posting to my FB page @CoastalBohemian. Thanks for posting at Funtastic Friday. Michele

    Reply
  2. Meaghan Larsen

    August 15, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    What fonts did you use?

    Reply
  3. Meaghan Larsen

    August 16, 2018 at 10:09 am

    What are the names of fonts used?

    Reply

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