#itabag insert

I also bought some artprints from these artists (DUOJ_ji and KIKIhuihui) and the quality is out of this world.

Here are some WIP/BTS photos of making the actual board :D

The materials I started out with. I designed the board digitally and it helped me a lot in planning the materials and layout.

I used the glue gun for everything as it's very convenient for me. I actually wanted a slightly darker red for this ribbon so the ribbon for the winged snake which I'll add on top can pop more, but they only have this one.

Finished making the snake, added the wings and intertwining it with the gold chain. During the design process I contemplated a lot weather if I should add the gold chain or the silver. I decided to go eith gold chain as it would fit his lore better 🥹 Chained and imprisoned by his duty.

For the badge holder, I tried gluing each ribbon layer by layer but it doesn't work, the shape came out too wobbly so I figured I should glue the ribbons first then assemble them on the felt.

The finished piece looks like this.

Glue them on the board and it's done :D I had to redo the magnet part because 1 isn't balanced enough so I made each has 2 magnets one on the top and one on the bottom to better secure the badges.

haha i lied, i couldn’t wait to put my itabag insert together and put everything on it. i think it turned out okay!! :D

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here’s a tutorial on how i did it:

I am so in love with my bag and my new insert

l commissioned someone locally to make the insert. The badge rosettes are detachable, they have magnets on the back so it gives me more freedom to swap them out. I jokingly told my friends it's a "mechanical' insert 🤭

I love my girlie Nilou and my bag so much. It's so customizable. I have 3 inserts dedicated to 3 different characters. I can swap them out freely depending on my mood. I bring this bag to work, it motivates me to work harder to buy even more stuff for a new insert lololol

The new bag is from a Chinese brand called AORDA, they have many designs of various sizes, and the quality is amazing. The bag is slightly bigger than my Puffken bag, close to a size S WEGO bag. It's so so spacious inside with a lot of pockets and side pockets. The pocket to place the insert is inside the bag with velcro for opening. I bought a few accessories made for WEGO bags - the red ribbon and the pearl chain to decorate and they fit perfectly. It includes a clear insert board along with a long strap with shoulder support so you can wear it as a cross-body bag.

My favourite part is inside there are 2 mesh pockets in the sides. You can put in there a water bottle, sanitizer, an umbrella, or lightstick for your concert needs without having to worry it flopping around in the bag.

I did not take a lot of progress photos because I was locked in 😂 I had been planning for over a month at this point so I was really excited to finally be able to work on it.

I already visualized a foundation of what I want for the design, like I want the insert to include certain pieces and then I would just build around it. I came up with the design along as I go search for the materials I needed.

Here is the base frame layed out. I used hot glue for everything.

All that's left are to decorate some flowers and add the main pieces :3 I also glued the gems on the detatchable bows

Some bonus photos of it under the sun 🥹

Here is a WIP layout of my next itabag insert for Messmer. All is mostly correctly scaled and I used elements similar to the materials available on the shop i'm planning to buy from to help me visualize what I want on the insert and what I should buy. Still deciding whether or not I should add the chains 🤔

I already made a black-red-gold themed insert so for this one I'm going with black-red-silver with only the gold leaf for accent because it's related to his lore 🥺

The only thing I'd like to adjust is the wings are too big but sadly they don't come in smaller size 😔