Susan's Place

 
Outside of bag. 2 pockets on the ends that hold a water bottle, 1 large zipper on outside.
 

 
Inside: 1 obligatory zipper pocket on the inside, 2 small pockets for a phone and whatever, and one pen space. Large enough to hold a journal, small enough that you don't have to carry everyone else's stuff...

 
I made this for Avery as a graduation gift. It includes t-shirts from Elementary School all the way through High School. He has already started the collection of College shirts for the next one. :) 

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This is a Kindle cover I made for my son, based on the tutorial from Chica and Jo.

If you don't have the cash to spend on some decent boots but you need some for a costume, consider this method.

Supplies:

The Boots: Wellies Leather scraps Contact Cement Scissors Studs or other decorative items

For Spats: Fabric  (or leather) Buttons Matching Thread Sewing machine Pattern paper

Start with a standard pair of Wellies in your size - usually around $20 a pair, and they come in large sizes.

Photo from www.qcsupply.com/

 
Next, use your leather scraps to cover the toe and most of the foot of the boot. Use contact cement to apply the leather to the rubber. (Note: these have not been weather tested yet. Update will follow.) You can just cover them with one layer of leather, or add some decorative touches like I did here:



Next, you need to make Spats. There is an excellent tutorial on Threadbanger here:
Zoh Morrigan shows you how to make Spats!

I used her method for pattern making, but because I wanted to use Wool instead of leather, I made 2 of each piece so I could make a lining and have clean edges.

Once the spats were made, I marked the edges for button holes and applied buttons.

The buttons are a combination of gears and some wooden buttons that have Rub-n-Buff applied.

A final costume pic :