Drawstring bag for vaca

So I've just made a commitment to go on vacation with a couple of friends in January, and now I'm stressing about every little detail. How to pay for it, clothes, tickets, blah, blah, blah. So, since most of my money is going to be going to the vacation itself, I'm going to try my best to work with what I've got to make my clothes and accesories and such. So I'm in need of a tote bag, and was thinking that it would be wonderful to do a drawstring bag instead of a regular tote because there are going to be lots and lots of people, so it will be harder for someone to pick my bag if it's drawstring. Anyway, so I'm searching around the net for a tutorial, and came across this one...





I really like it but was looking for something a bit different. I may try to search a little more, but for now, this is the bag.