Last minute Teacher Gift for a year well done!

Today is Corbyn's last day of 2nd Grade!  Oh my!  Anyway I waited until yesterday to finalize a gift idea for his teacher.  I love to show my appreciation to his teachers.  So I decided to fill a tote with some summer goodies to get her summer started right!  

{Note:  These pictures are terrible since it's really 12am as I'm writing this post and took the pictures at 10pm}

First I picked up all the goodies to fill the tote bag with.  I bought a beach towel, flip flops, sunscreen, nail polish {coral}, a magazine, crystal light margarita mix, honey wheat pretzels, pina colada gum, and peach ring candy {mostly for her daughters}.  Next I went looking for an inexpensive tote bag to fill with the items, but couldn't find one that I liked for around $5.  So I decided to attempt it and make my own.  I've never made one before.  I used no pattern, just did it.  I had lucked out a couple weeks ago at Goodwill and found this twill fabric for a $1.99 and it was perfect.  I added some teal accent fabric to the straps to help add a pop of color.  I added some felt flowers on hair clips that can be switched out and attached them to the strap to give the tote an extra pop of color.  

I love how it turned out and I have to say that I did a great job with the tote.  Success in sewing is huge for me...mostly because I stink at sewing...but it seems my skills are slowly improving.

I will be sharing the tutorial for this tote bag on Friday.  So stay tuned.