Dia de los Muertos Black Jeans Tote

Description

I first learned about Dia de los Muertos on a long weekend in Rosarito, Mexico (only 40 miles south of where I live). The novelty shops had colorful sugar skulls for sale (see my snapshot) that people used to decorate altars honoring the dead. As we walked around the city, we saw the these alters in shops, restaurants, even our hotel lobby.

I found this Alexander Henry pattern at a fabric store in San Francisco. Large skulls are appliqued on the outside of the bag, and mini skull fabric is used for the lining. Black Levi's jeans were deconstructed, then recycled into this very unique bag. It's generously sized at 19" wide by 12" high. Both back pockets from the jeans were used on the outsides of this bag.

The WILD side of this bag has five large skulls and fun fringe yarn sewn around the pocket. The MILD side of this bag has one mini skull sewn on the jeans pocket. A third pocket (with another appliqued skull) is on the inside of the tote and is divided in two.

This tote was made with sturdy interfacing to give it body and shape.

Added on Oct 05, 2009