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How to decorate a purchased canvas tote bag with a sunrise pattern drawn on with permanent wide-tip markers.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1975 (v.53#11) pg. 54, 99

Painted and stitched muslin tote bag and pillow.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1985 (v.63#2) pg. 42, 136

Grocery tote bag. Purchased canvas tote bag is painted with a motif of a girl hugging a tree and the motto I'm Saving a Tree.
CRAFTS May 1991 (v.14#5) pg. 36, 45

Butterfly bag. Bright summer tote is sewn from fabric painted with a butterfly motif inspired by a colorful Japanese kite. Cording is used for the handle.
CRAFTS Jul 1992 (v.15#7) pg. 26, 41

Decorate a white canvas tote bag using dimensional paints to simulate cross stitching. Pattern included for sheep and safety pins for decorating a carry-all for a baby.
CRAFTS May 1994 (v.17#5) pg. 50

T-shirt and canvas tote bag are sponge painted with silhouettes of children and the motto "Teachers have class".
CRAFTS Sep 1995 (v.18#9) pg. 50, 51

Gifts for a fisherman. Painting preprinted brown shopping bag with leaping trout design.
CRAFTS Jun 1996 (v.19#6) pg. 24

How to make stenciled collecting bags. Canvas bags are purchased. Instructions for stenciling are furnished.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jul-Aug 1978 (v.9#6) pg. 20

Botanical stencil designs. How to make canvas shopping bags and stencil them with full-size fern and Japanese maple leaf motifs.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK May-Jun 1991 (v.18#3) pg. 14, 45

How to paint a cabbage rose and forget-me-nots on fabric. Victorian lunch bag (small tote bag) is painted with a rose and forget-me-not motif against a striped background.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Jul-Aug 1993 (v.20#4) pg. 30, 33

Canvas tote bag is painted with an all-over motif of tulips and wildflowers using fabric dyes. Full-sized pattern furnished.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Jul-Aug 1995 (v.22#4) pg. 30, 33

Crappie, bobber, jig and bug motifs to stencil on a canvas tote.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Jul-Aug 1998 (v.25#4) pg. 68, Insert

Five canvas tote bags feature flower decorations drawn with felt-tip marker and colored with fabric paint.
FAMILY CIRCLE Mar 29 1983 (v.96#5) pg. 73, 119

Little ballerina totebag. A canvas bag is stenciled with ballet dancers.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1984 (v.199#5) pg. 187, 314

Day at the beach. (1) Roll-up quilt is appliqued with seashore motifs and has a carrying handle. (2) Tote bag insert is painted and embroidered with seashell motifs. (3) Shell motif is painted on a pair of sneakers.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jun 1992 (v.38#3) pg. 42

Shopping bag or lunch bag is made from burlap, canvas, or denim. Decorate with fabric paint.
SUNSET Dec 1990 (v.185#6) pg. 97

Siamese cats and a ball of yarn motif to paint with acrylics on fabric. Beginner painting level.
TOLE WORLD #104 May-Jun 1990 (v.14#3) pg. 26

Nature Watch. How to paint a pair of cardinals sitting on a branch on a tote bag insert. Intermediate skill level.
TOLE WORLD #115 Mar-Apr 1992 (v.16#2) pg. 42, 66

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