Monday, June 25, 2012

Bow Clutch - It All Started With A Zipper...

Monday, June 25, 2012


Over Christmas, I visited my grandparents in Seattle, who were getting ready to downsize. I'm pretty sure I inherited my grandma's love for crafting. She is seriously so talented - from painting to sewing and everything in between. That being said, she has collected tons of fabric and crafting materials over the years, and needed to pass some of it along before their move. As much as I wanted to take it all off her hands, there was no way it would fit in our little one bedroom apartment here in Albany. Still, I did end up with some great things - like zippers!


As I was digging through my craft box the other day, I came across this orange zipper. For some reason, I'm really liking orange these days, so I took it out, and started looking around blogland and Pinterest for some inspiration. I found the most adorable clutch ever made by Amanda at Simply Homemade. She is one talented lady!



I followed her fantastic tutorial and made this little clutch on a rainy evening. Super easy and super cute.



For my front and back outer fabric, I started with solid canvas. Using my paper cutter, I cut some blue painters tape into small strips and attached them to my fabric.


Then I used dark blue fabric paint and painted the taped fabric pieces. I didn't soak the fabric with paint because I wanted it to look a little worn.


I removed the tape to reveal striped canvas. Ta-da!


Then I followed Amanda's tutorial to make my clutch. I love how it turned out!

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Let me know what you think!


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21 comments:

  1. I love it! The colors are so cute together. We had a teeny tiny apartment in Albany too. I actually just wrote a post about it today. It was around the corner from the plaza theatre and across from a huge vacant church.

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  2. Really pretty! I am impressed you painted the fabric. I found you on Winthrop Chronicles. I would love if you stopped by. Thank you!

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  3. This is going to be my next project! Love it!

    clarepurvis.blogspot.com

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  4. So cute, thanks for linking up! I just shared this project on my fb page: http://www.facebook.com/seevanessacraft

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  5. Love this! Definitely going to be adding this to my to-do list =) Thanks for sharing!

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  6. This turned out amazing!! I love the stripes and polka dot innards! Fantastic job!

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    1. Thanks, Amanda! Thanks for your wonderful tutorial!!

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  7. So cute, perfect for a date night! Great idea for a gift, my SIL is having a birthday soon, and I think this is going to be her present now! (just discovered your blog, and am following along now!)

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    1. Thanks so much!! Hope you have as much success and fun with the project as I did!

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  8. VERY cute! I love those colors. Orange is my favorite!

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    1. Isn't the orange great?! Thanks for the kind words :)

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  9. Love it! Wish I had it to take to Auburn football games next fall!!! :)

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    1. You should totally make one! You've got plenty of time!!

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  10. This is darling! I need to practice my sewing skills :)

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  11. Lovely clutch! I'm excited to be a new follower. I would love if you stopped by and followed me back at www.iheartpears.blogspot.com

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  12. ADORE! fab color choices, too :)
    Would love for you to link up at All Things (Heart)&(Home) Link Party at www.mercyinkblog.com --- they will adore this recipe!

    blessings,
    lauren

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