Birthday Bag

My sister is celebrating her 50th birthday soon and to celebrate her life I made a collage of snapshots of her life to have it printed on this bag by our local photo processing shop. I realise I probably enjoyed making this bag, and reflecting on her life, more than she'll appreciate the gift.

I don't think the quality of the bag is the same as Shutterfly's, but I'm still impressed by how it looks.

My wedding bag

The wedding photos of my siblings, in the 80s and 90s really made me smile on my big day.

I recently got married away from family and friends, and was determined to include my family, home in Australia, as much as possible.

I'd previously made a cosmetic bag with Shutterfly and I'd loved it - so decided that I'd make a collage of the weddings in my family, my Mum & Dad, my siblings and my partner's siblings and then use it as my wedding bag. My dress was green, a little more conservative than I'd originally imagined, so I thought it would a little bit of whimsy on my big day, something to make me smile when I was nervous. It certainly made them feel like they were there with me.

See the items you can make at Shutterfly - http://www.shutterfly.com/shop/photo_apparel/product_c10062