How to Make Luggage Tags & Cell Phone Cases

Series Summary

Living in the modern world can be a difficult and daunting proposition. With a myriad number of demands on your time and attention, navigating a normal week in a city of any considerable size requires a few adaptation techniques. Usually the aid of a small, web-enabled cell phone can boost your chances for survival at any given moment. And if you travel often, whether for business or pleasure, getting through airport security and onto the plane has become a finely-tuned art of having all the right items properly enclosed and in all the right amounts. So if you happen to be a traveling, internet surfing, communicating member of modern society, here are some items that you might want to check out.

In this free sewing video series, learn how to make your own cell phone case and luggage tags. Dressing up the most important of tools in your arsenal, whether it’s a Blackberry or an iPhone, can help you add a sense of style and personality to your everyday life. And being able to identify your bags quickly is one of the best ways to avoid extra hassles, especially when you’re in a hurry to get out of the airport. Get step-by-step tips to design and create these items in this easy sewing crafts project and customize your life.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Shelly Cordsen with expertvillage.com and I'm here to do a sewing project for you today and that we are going to make luggage tags and cell phone holders. To begin with luggage tags they are fun, you could be very creative with them, all different colors, whatever fits your personality and now days I don't know if you have been to the airport lately but you go and get your luggage and there is 15,000 black suitcases. Now red is getting very popular, you see some with pom poms, you tie yarn around them, everybody is getting creative with how they identfy there luggage. You could make your own personal luggage tag based on something that is based on something that is based around you. I just made a set for a young boy going to Russia he is into music so I did his all out of music notes fabric and he has no doubt that that's his luggage without having to find his name. The cell phone holder the same way be creative and you would have one of a kind that is for sure and they are made out of the same manner. The supplies you are going to need is your typical sewing supplies your cutting board, good old trusty scissors, can't go anywhere without my rotary cutter, ruler, we have this little purple thing which you could use a skewer stick which would work fine, your pins, sewing machine and obviously fun fabric. "