We love taking plain tote bags and giving them a creative update! This palm leaf tote bag is easy to make using our SVG cut file and your favorite iron-on. Since we love gold against navy, those are the colors we went with, but you could choose whatever colors you want.

Because of the intricate cuts, we recommend using a cutting machine. Or you can always cut this by hand using our PDF.

Iron-On Carry On

Our palm leaf tote bag is the perfect summer accessory — whether you are traveling or not! We are not sure what traveling will look like this summer, but you could use this tropical bag as a carry-on, for a day trip to the beach, or just as an everyday tote bag.

If you do happen to be traveling (or even just planning a trip for the following year), you can coordinate all of your travel accessories with our sleep mask iron-on, tropical leaf travel pouch and tropical luggage tags.

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Tools

• Cutting Machine (recommended)
• Iron or Cricut EasyPress
• Scissors

Materials

• Madewell Canvas Transporter Tote in Black Sea color
• Cricut Foil Iron-On in Light Gold 
• Cricut Iron-On Lite in Charcoal Grey

Instructions

For this project we have included both SVG cut files and a PDF. Simply download the file and be sure to mirror when you cut. Then weed the excess material. Iron the pattern onto your carry-on bag following the directions listed on your iron-on material. We layered the gold over the charcoal grey for some subtle dimension.

Explore More

Love this DIY idea? Be sure to check out the rest of our May collection! Or browse all of our tropical projects.