Revamped Purse

Front after

Front before

Back before

Back after

I found the purse on sale at a thrift store for $1 and almost didn't purchase it because of the scrape on the back and the color combination looking a little early 90's Etienne Aigner, but decided I would try revamping it.   I am happy with the way that it turned out as the black really makes the hardware pop and it almost looks like a girly gothic doctor's bag.

Items used:

• Black shoe polish
• Black acrylic paint
• Sponge paintbrush
• Masking tape
• Clear gloss spray paint 

I first used shoe polish to buff out the scuffs on the back and elsewhere. 

I taped off the hardware with masking tape to avoid getting paint on it.

In painting the purse, I painted all areas that were a brownish maroon with black acrylic paint.  As part of the area was textured, I mostly dabbed the sponge over the area until it was completely covered.

Once all parts were painted, I painted the entire purse with a clear gloss spray paint to seal in the acrylic paint and to made the purse shiny.

FEBRUARY FELT PROJECT - GIRLY MONSTER COIN PURSE

My inspiration for this project was the Monster Coin Purse posted by Katherine B at Cut Out And Keep.
Here is her tutorial: 
 

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/monster_coin_purse_2

I decided to make mine a girly one with oversized wonky eyes, big eyelashes and big red lips and dress her up with left over gold ribbon.

It took about 10 minutes and cost almost nothing to make and you can get everything you need at the Dollar Store:

- 100 googly eyes of different sizes for $1

- Felt pieces 4/$1.00,

- Ribbon $1 or 2 for $1

If you don't already have a glue gun, you can pick one of those up for $1 and a bag of glue sticks for $1.

I also picked up a mini sewing kit and used it for the stitching on this project for $1, but stitching is optional - you could just use the glue gun for everything.

It just takes a wee bit of pink felt for the body and scraps of fabric, ribbon, googly eyes and velcro from my stash to make the rest of it.

Her eyelashes are just a piece of fabric that is cut into until about 1/8 inch away from the edge and then fanned out.

The sides, the spine on the back and the googly eyes were hand stitched but the rest is done with a hot glue gun. 
***NOW FEATURED AT DOLLAR STORE CRAFTS*** http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/monster-coin-purse/