DIY No Knitting Sweater Handbag Tutorial. Love this tutorial from Just Chic here. *Originally I was going to skip reading this post because I saw the word “Etsy” (nothing wrong with Etsy but I’m looking for DIYs!) and thought this was a really expensive bag from their site.
DIY Miu Miu Red Watersnake ”Ayers” Shoulder Bag Tutorial. DIY or pay close to $2100? Pretty easy tutorial from chic cheat here.
DIY Two Tutorials: Jil Sander Leather Lunch Bag. Both tutorials are easy and if you do it in fake leather cost about $5. Photo Left: Tutorial from Le Fanciulle here. You need a sewing machine, but still easy. Photo Right: Tutorial from all the good girls go to heaven here. It’s a no sew project with a pattern. *Check out both tutorials to see more photos, because the few I’ve picked don’t do either bag justice.
DIY Dior Inspired Patchwork “Lady Dior” Bag Using a Coffee Sack. To see the original go here. I like this tutorial for several reasons: burlap is really easy to work with and so cheap and I use it all the time in projects. I also love the construction of this bag using an old book for its inner structure. Tutorial from Trinkets in Bloom here. If you really want your bag to have some of the original flavor of the real deal, see the original before hand stitching your designs. *One image download.
Eight PDF Patterns for the Hermes Kelly Paper Bags. You can’t download these anymore from the Hermes main site (if I’m wrong - message me!), but you can from their facebook site which is so much easier to do anyway. Go to facebook.com/hermes/photos and click on “Kelly Paper Bag” and download all eight PDFs. Again, I’d go to Small Good Things post on how to wax paper to make these bags stronger and prettier here. *These are tiny!
- DIY Alexander McQueen Inspired Knuckle Clutch (Stylehive) here.
- DIY Rose Gold Glitter Minaudiere (Stripes + Sequins) here.
- DIY Minaudiere or Mini Clutch (Honestly…WTF) here.
- DIY Jewelry Box Clutch (Chic Steals) here.
- DIY Inspired Alexander McQueen Lace Minaudiere (Make Me Sparkly) here.
- DIY Kentucky Derby Minaudiere (Trinkets in Bloom) here.
DIY NO SEW Bubble Mailer iPad Case or Clutch. Well, clutch wasn’t in creme de la craft’s original description, but I don’t have an iPad and I think you could do this bubble mailer in lots of different sizes. Tutorial from creme de la craft here.
DIY Zipper Chain Clutch Bag. Very cool bag. Tutorial form Unfortunately Oh! here.
DIY Chalkboard Tote. After posting the Magnetic Tote Bag here, I kept thinking why I hadn’t seen a chalkboard tote for parents to distract their kids with tic tac toe or other games. Then today I saw this easy chalkboard tote tutorial from Clones & Clowns here.
DIY Inspired Alexander McQueen Lace clutch. Top Photo: $1,245 Alexander McQueen Lace clutch here, Bottom Photo: DIY by Make Me Sparkly. Using a hard sun glasses case. Tutorial by Make Me Sparkly here.
DIY Jewelry Box Clutch. Do you have any of those jewelry boxes that snap shut? Remember all the knockoff Alexander McQueen DIY clutches made out of sunglasses cases here and here? This is the same idea but with a clever cheap and lightweight solution for the clasp. Tutorial from Chic Steals here.
DIY Cross Stitch Perforated “Mason” Bags from Fossil (upper LEFT Mason Bag $148 here). Tutorial at the Fossil Life Style Blog here. Found at StitchPunk, Urban Threads’ Blog here. *I know this bag is too expensive for me. Alternatives?
EDIT: *Look in comments section for some suggestions.
DIY reconstruction: sweater into a bag (inspired by YSL)
Tutorial here:
http://www.crochetclouds.com/2011/10/diy-reconstruction-sweater-into-bag.html
Tutorial really well written and photographed and easy to follow. Thanks!
DIY Crazy Monster Art Tote Tutorial. Made out of felt which makes it so easy. Found at Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! here.
Why I Have a Tumblr Blog
The purpose of my blog has become to catalog unique crafts that I truly love and would do myself. I love the look of handmade crafts - handmade in a good way. My crafts tend to be doable and inexpensive - because I have either done them myself or intend on doing them. "Doable" doesn't mean "simple" crafts, but rather crafts that have tutorials that are clear and easy to understand. *I will never copy an entire tutorial from any blogger because that takes away page views from their site and 99.99% of the time it violates their copyright policy. I also will not reblog a post if the entire tutorial is published without the permission of the original blogger. I will cite, if known, sources for my posts because I believe in giving credit to the photographer/designer/blogger. Also, to act like something is your own idea, when it isn't, is just wrong.
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