DIY Patriotic Tote Bag with Coloring Pages and Cricut Infusible Ink

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Make your own custom patriotic tote bag in just a few steps using Cricut’s Infusible Ink pens and free coloring pages. This is a great activity to do with the kids too.

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Download, print, and color the patriotic coloring page with Infusible Ink pens.

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Place a sheet of parchment paper inside the tote bag.

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Then place the colored art face down on the tote bag, covering with another piece of parchment paper.

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Heat set according to the pen instructions.

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That’s it! You can embellish the bag with other fun accents like fabric glitter or gems or leave as is.

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