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Retro Handbag Revamp

Monica Alfreds revamps a basic black evening bag into a lacy retro handbag.

Retro Handbag Revamp

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Materials and Tools:

basic black evening bag
lightweight craft wire
1/4 yard of each of the following:
- white lace with scallop edge
- white 1/2" lace
- white eyelet lace
- white 1" plain ribbon
- white translucent ribbon
pearl brooch or retro earring (without a mate)
glue gun and hot glue sticks
scissors
string of pearls
craft wire
bent-nose pliers

Steps 2-3

Steps:

1. Remove the handle from a black evening bag with bent-nose pliers.

2. Measure and cut various white laces 1/2 inch longer than the length of the front of the bag. Repeat for the back of the evening bag.

3. Lay out the laces in alternating layers to create a pattern with nice flow.

Step 4

4. Hot-glue the laces to the front and back of the bag. Let dry.

5. Trim the excess lace at the ends and hot-glue the lace pieces at the side seams.

Step 6

6. Wrap a piece of white ribbon into the shape of a flower and stabilize it with hot glue.

Steps 7-8

7. Wrap a piece of translucent white ribbon into the shape of a flower and hot-glue it on top of the first ribbon flower.

8. Hot-glue a pearl brooch or earring in the center of the flower.

Step 9

9. Hot-glue the ribbon flower to the front of the revamped handbag near one corner at the top

Steps 10-11

10. Using craft wire, make two loops for each end of a string of pearls.

11. Attach the loops to the handle hardware on the top of the retro handbag and close the wire with pliers.

Website: www.dramaqueendesigns.com

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