A New Backpack

This is my backpack that I take along to Disneyland & Knotts. I mainly just put my wallet and camera in it (and anything else that I don't want to leave in the stroller). It's light weight and small and I can stuff it in my bigger backpack when we aren't getting on rides. I hate this backpack...it's pretty ugly, but I got it for free a couple years ago. It wasn't until I saw two teenagers walking around Disneyland with the same backpack that I realized it was time to make a new, maybe more grown-up version. I know it's probably not the hippest backpack style out there...but are backpacks hip anyway??? So, I used these capris...because really, how many pairs of cargo capris and shorts does a girl really need??? Not as many as I have, that's for sure!
And I really wanted a pocket on the front of the backpack, but I didn't want to sew one up myself.

I cut the capris up in to several pieces, sewed them together, added some lining, two cords there you have it...a new backpack! (I went here for a pattern.)

I took one of the pockets from the leg and made a pocket on the back side of the backpack to get to my camera easily...because as we all know, that's the most important thing!

I liked the lining so much that I had to add a flower...plus it makes the backpack a bit more girly...but not as girly as my hot pink backpack!

All that's left of my capris! Too bad they weren't pants...I could've made 2 bags!