DIY Screen Printed Good Witch Tote Bag

 Are you a good witch or a bad witch? You'll definitely be a Chic Witch when you screen print and embellish your own faBOOlous DIY Good Witch Tote Bag!  The Tulip Screen-It Machine makes it super easy to custom create and burn your own screens that you can use to print on all sorts of surfaces.  Add a little Tulip Beads in a Bottle glitter accent, some seasonally apropos decorative trims and you'll be absolutely enchanting.

You will need:

Black Canvas Mini-Tote Bag

Halloween Themed Printed Canvas Ribbon (Michaels Recollections)

Sparkling Faceted Plastic Trim

Tulip Screen-It Machine

Vintage Witch Graphic (found below!)

Printed Image in Black

Tulip Screen-it Film Sheet

Aleene's Repositionable Tacky Spray

Aleene's Fabric Fusion Adhesive

Tulip Soft Fabric Paint in Matte Mandarin Orange

Tulip Beads in a Bottle

Painter's Tape

 Step One: Print image sized to fit your tote.  Step Two: Use the Tulip Screen-It Machine to create your screen, following THESE INSTRUCTIONS.  Step Three: Soak screen in cool water.  Step Four: Gently remove emulsion from burned areas with a soft sponge and fingertips.  Dry on a soft, clean towel.  Step Five: Cut off excess screen around image, leaving about a 2" border.  Step Six: Tape the screen to the center of your purse using painter's tape.

Step Seven: Add a bead of paint across top of screen.  Step Eight: Use squeegee provided with Screen-it Machine to scrape paint across screen.  Allow to dry.  Step Nine: Use a paintbrush to add a thin layer of glitter to dress, cape, hat and shoes.  Allow to dry.  Step Ten: Glue trim across top of bag using a thin layer of Fabric Fusion or Fabric Fusion Tape.

 Voila, instant faBOOlous! How charming are you?

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Cheers,

Madge