Mum's Bag

Today I finished the construction of Mum's denim bag, but I think it needs some embellishment.  Despite the different colour denims, it looks rather plain to me.  It's a bit like the classic Project Runway dilemma: should you give the judges what they asked for and risk producing something less than wonderful, or create something you like and have the judges hate it?

The pattern is the Panel Bag by Nicole Mallalieu, with a slight variation to the pleats.  Nikki's design is not to blame for the blandness of this bag!