Friday, June 1, 2012

DIY Camera Bag - no sewing!

I have been wanting a camera bag/purse for about a year now, so I finally made my own DIY camera bag purse! I bought foam and fabric a year ago but didn't get any farther on the project. Finally, I decided to buy one last week, but when I went to check out, shipping bumped the price just over $100. While I was ready to pay $89, $102 just seemed a little steep!

So, I finally decided - why not, let's see what I can do! And I'm glad I did - I love how my camera bag turned out!
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse 
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My quick and easy way involving very little measuring and NO SEWING! That's right, I used hot glue to "sew" the fabric. So, here's the materials I started with:
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse
(note: I used 1 inch foam, but it probably doesn't need it to be quite that thick...however, I just wanted to make sure my camera would be extra safe!!)

I pretended like I was wrapping a present around the foam pieces and used hot glue to keep the fabric in place. I did one skinny long piece for the bottom of the purse, two long side pieces, two short side pieces, and one small middle piece.
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse
I hot glued the long side pieces to the bottom pieces.
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse 
And I simply placed the short side pieces of foam on the sides of the piece. They stay in place just fine that way.
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse
You can see I stuck a strip of velcro (soft side) on the middle of the long side sections. This is so I can adjust the middle piece - which has the hard velcro on the sides) to wherever I want. I could also add more of these if I ever saw the need for it, but for now I'm good.
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse
And Ta-Da! Here's my camera placed safely in its new camera bag/purse! She loves it and is wondering why it took me to long to make her such a nice home! If you have ever thought about making your own camera bag - stop thinking and just do it! :) And use hot glue if you are not a sewing person. Honestly, once it's in the bag, you can't tell!
{Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse
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Seriously, this took me about an hour while watching TV. I don't know why I waited so long to do it - and am so glad I didn't spend $102 on one! I'm so happy with how it turned out.

And stay tuned - later this week I'll show you some engagement pictures I took with this baby (the camera, not the bag, in case there was any confusion there)!

UPDATE: Here I am in California modeling my new camera bag! Ready to get some good pictures this week! :)
 {Breezy Pink Daisies} DIY Camera Bag/Purse 
And my sister was having fun snapping pictures...so here's a couple more un-posed ones!
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7 comments:

  1. I'm thinking about getting a new camera...if I do, I'm making one of these! It looks so easy and is way cheaper than buying one of those expensive ones!

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  2. Looks great! And so easy too! I hate spending tons of money on something I can easily make myself....if I can force myself to take the time for it ;)

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  3. Wow I need one of these ASAP! Great idea. Thanks for stopping by FFL :)
    Lina

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  4. This is such a great idea ! I so need to make a camera bag for myself! Thanks for sharing with us at tip toe thru tuesday!

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  5. great idea.. I usually just carry my camera on my bag all the time and need some protection.

    Thanks for the inspiration.

    Angie

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  6. Hi, I'm Joy from Thrifty Parsonage Living. Thanks for becoming a new follower to my blog - http://thriftyparsonageliving.blogspot.com/. I'm your newest follower and looking forward to reading more of your posts. It's crazy how many things we both like and have similar taste in decorating. Before I even headed over to your blog, yesterday I started a camera bag makeover from a purse. Can you guess what fabric I chose? Yes, exact same fabric as you have. How crazy is that! I read in your profile that you're a country dutch girl. Guess what I am.....a country dutch girl! Looking forward to following you. Have a great day!

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  7. Fantastic! Pinned it. I will definitely use this because I'm sick of my heavy bag that came with my camera. Where did you find that cute little strap on the camera? -Thanks

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