art case

When my daughter turned 7 a couple of months ago, all she wanted for her birthday was a pink Nintendo DS.  No problem, I thought, I just saw those at Target.  Whatever I may or may not have actually seen at Target was nowhere to be found again.  I spent a good two weeks making the rounds at the usual stores (yep...online too).  When I finally found one, I was very happy.

I was even happier when I stopped at my pink thrift store on my way home and found one of those small hard-sided "going to grandma's house" little suitcases.  I covered the case in red and white patterned paper, added a red gingham ribbon, vintage buttons, and a tag at the top tied  with baker's twine. Ellen is not really wild about my sewing pattern stuff (a small form of rebellion I'm sure), so I added a transparent "Every child is an Artist" quote.  The suitcase is now Ellen's art case...almost as good as a Nintendo DS.

Comments

[jessi nagy]

very sweet!!
oxooxx,
jessi

[jerusalem]

So cute! I love it!

[amy]

wow! what a great idea! i absolutely love it! i would so carry this!

[Jen]

That looks terrific! How did you get the paper to stick so nicely in all the corners?

[Jen]

That looks terrific! How did you get the paper to stick so nicely in all the corners?

[farmerjulie]

That is darling!!

[barbara]

I love the art case. Bet someday she'll like it a lot more than the Nintendo.

[Whitney Johnson]

Hello, Julie - thanks for stopping in at my blog :). I love the case! I have a love for little cases and containers (in fact, I once bought one from your Etsy shop!). The colors are darling...

[Julie]

I love what you did to the cute little case.

[Karen]

So very swanky! I wouldn't be surprised if she honors her Nintendo by letting it be carried in this case.