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Try these school bag craft patterns and projects. Use many creative techniques and supplies to decorate or make your own school totes, backpacks, lunch bags, and more. Great for gifts!
Kits for Making Backpacks and Totes
Go back to school, to the beach, or even to a sleepover in style. Check out these fun kits which will help you to use many creative techniques and supplies to decorate or make your own backpacks and tote bags. Great for gifts!
Back-Pack Lunch Sack
This is how Jan transformed a plain, paper lunch bag into a fun back-pack.
Personal Canvas Bags
From your About.com guide, a useful craft that will make a nice gift.
Back-to-School Backpacks
Turn an old backpack into something new!
Back-to-School Tote
Try your hand at sewing this easy tote bag; includes free, printable iron on patterns.
Blue-Jean Book Bag
This quick sewing project makes it a cinch to turn old jeans into a rugged book bag.
Crafty Lunch Sack
Show off chic cafeteria style with this easy-to-make -- and easy-to-wash -- lunch bag out of an old pair of jeans.
Funky Chicken Bag
Do the funky chicken with this colorful bag.
Make Your Own Lunch Box
Use these suggestions to turn a lunch box into a personal statement!
Mini Fabric Backpack
You can wear these back packs with a pin or hang them around your neck. You can even hang them from your back pack or key chain.
Painted Back Packs
Help your kids decorate their bookbags this year! It brings out their creativity!
Picture Gallery Lunch Box
Use a piece of your own artwork to make a lunch box a masterpiece.

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