Monogram Beach Tote (DIY)

So I want this.

But don't want to spend the money sooooo I made my own. 

Thank gosh for crafty people in the 21st century. 

What I used:

-Beach Tote Bag (bought at dollar store for literally like $1.50)

-Felt Marker/Sharpie

-Paint (Any craft store)

-Computer

-Paper & Pencil

-Font

1. So I started out making sure I found the perfect font. At first I wanted a loopy font but then as I searched through fonts I found my match. Mongolian Baiti (A preinstalled font on my computer). For me though, it did the job. I made sure the middle initial (for my last name) was in the center. and Bigger. I made the R and D size 400, while the G was 600. 

2. Then I took a pen and paper and traced it on my computer. I mean thats probably not the brightest idea right there but I do it all the time and have yet to see a problem. After, I went over it with sharpie and was ready to get to work!

3. I found the color I wanted (teal), and painted using a smaller brush. The tote I bought is not high quality made so I had to do a few coats of paint to get it to darken. 

Voila! A beach tote. Check my instagram this weekend to see when I put it into good use!

Happy weekend!