Love these clutches at J.Crew? I do! So, why not make our own then? Here is how I did it:
Transform old ones with some glue and glitter! They make great little gifts or add an extra touch of sparkle to your holiday outfit.
Materials:
–Glue (I used fabric glue)
–Paint Brush
–Finishing Glaze (I used DecoArt Triple Thick Brilliant Gloss Glaze Spray from Michaels)
–Glitter
–Old Clutch (I had these vintage ones I found at a yard sale. I thought about reusing the frame since the fabric was all messed up and cracked, but they were perfect for this project!)
How To:
1. Place a piece of paper down with your purse on top. Paint the glue onto one side.
2. Cover in glitter. Let it dry before dumping excess glitter off.
3. Dump the extra glitter off onto the paper. Then, save that extra by folding the paper in half to create a funnel to get the glitter back into the container.
4. Repeat those steps on the back.
5. Repeat those steps on the 2 sides.
**Note: You might have to do a second layer of glue and glitter if the clutch has a fabric that soaks up the glue. I had to with the clutch in black glitter.**
6. Spray the glitter covered parts of the purse with a sealant. I used DecoArt Triple Thick Brilliant Gloss Glaze from Michaels. It keeps the glitter in place. Maybe Mod Podge would work as well.
Anna says
November 28, 2009 at 6:48 pmthose are so awesome! I never would have thought to do that. great job!
Jenna says
November 28, 2009 at 7:11 pmWhoa! That is SO cool! I may just have to try that! And the glitter really stays on?!
Happy Together says
November 28, 2009 at 8:45 pm“And the glitter really stays on?!”
Yup. The coating of the sealant keeps all the glitter on 🙂
Elizabeth says
November 28, 2009 at 11:40 pmAwesome idea! Definitely trying this at some point.
DV-Becca says
November 29, 2009 at 8:15 pmBEautiful!
Nerissa Alford says
November 30, 2009 at 1:19 pmi think i’m i love! who couldn’t use a clutch covered in glitter 🙂 thanks for the tutorial
nerissa
sweet limes says
November 30, 2009 at 6:29 pmHow is it possible that something so great looking is so simple?
urban craft says
December 2, 2009 at 4:33 pmglitter pouches, super rad!
Joy Beadworks says
December 4, 2009 at 8:12 amWhat a great Idea! You totally transformed that Clutch! From Yeez, to Wow!
Rachel@oneprettything.com says
December 4, 2009 at 3:06 pmWhat a fun idea, this is so pretty! Thanks so much, I’ll be linking.
Infarrantly Creative says
December 4, 2009 at 10:29 pmCame over from OPT. Freaking fabulous. I would love you to link this up to my Pennywise Presents party today
Kimberly says
December 6, 2009 at 11:26 amSuper clever!!! Super cute and festive! Thanks so much for sharing
pattyb says
December 6, 2009 at 4:44 pmI want to try this…I love glittery purses. Thanks for coming and visiting our Fiskateers blog too.
YETENEK-SİZİN says
December 8, 2009 at 6:07 ami like this.
i saw your blog here—> http://www.10marifet.org/yazi/sikir-sikir-cuzdanlar
and your designs are beatiful. i want to try all of them:) have a nice day
(my English language very bad, so sorry)
Jess says
December 13, 2009 at 8:38 pmI can’t get over how cute these are. Too bad my husband strongly dislikes glitter… but I may just make one anyway. 🙂
Bromeliad says
December 19, 2011 at 10:54 amLove the glitter purse rescue. I can’t imagine going out and buying a j.crew clutch when they are so easy to make.