Mini Messenger Bag and Matching Snack Bags

One of the greatest things about living in central Florida is having all the tourist attractions in your backyard.  It's almost silly not to take advantage of things like Disney, Sea World and Universal Studios on a regular basis, if it's within your budget. 

A friend at work is heading to these attractions for the weekend and asked me to make her a small messenger bag and some matching snack bags.  She had a favorite bandana that we repurposed.  I just love repurposing fabric- it gives it new life!  :)

She plans on using the snack bags to hold money, lip gloss, tickets and other essentials that she doesn't want to get wet on those water rides!  What a great use for these snack bags that are lined with PUL and have a tight velcro closure.  Genius!

The messenger bag is lined with hot pink fabric and has a magnetic snap closure.  It also has a button on the front of the bag for decoration.  I really didn't have a pattern for this bag, so I just placed the magnetic snap and strap, then sewed right sides together, with one layer of heavy interfacing.  I turned the bag right side out, and top stitched all around.  Then, I sewed up the sides to make the pouch.  Very simple!

 

All the snack bags fit nicely in the mini messenger bag.  I love how it all coordinates and is so functional!