Mermaid Drawstring Bags

I saw this fish scale fabric at JoAnn's last Halloween and couldn't resist. I never got around to making a Little Mermaid costume (sorry, Hubby), but I had the brilliant idea to make little drawstring bags that look like mermaid tails.

So fun!

I added little glass beads scattered on it (hard to see in the pictures) - they look like bubbles!

Want to buy one? View the listing on Etsy.

Little Mermaid Graphic

I've found some Deviant artwork that was quite intriguing because instead of shading their pieces they used textures to give their art depth.  As I continue to practice my vector skills I wanted to give this texturing a try. 

I started by creating my piece in vector graphics using Microsoft Expressions.  Then adding the textures in Adobe Photoshop. 

I think it turned out quite well.  I also love those transition pieces in which you can see the artist's step by step in making their creations.  So I tried to make one.  Although because my history only saved a small number of steps I had to cheat for the earlier steps.  :p  It still looks cool though.