A perfect gift for that special someone...
Another idea to up-cycle newspaper. I found this on YouTube and was impressed. I had my own ideas but was doubtful if my idea would work. I had already failed one attempt!!!
Well this one is fairly simple. Only time needed is to make paper rolls and the time for the glue to dry. Make paper rolls. You will need as many according to the size of your purse. I used about 30. Also it will be better to have a standard paper size and something to roll on to keep all rolls same. I used half news paper for each roll and a thin curtain rod to roll on. Then stick the edges so the roll remains intact.
Weave the rolls like a mat as per required size. Apply glue on one side and stick a cloth of same size. On the other side, which will form the main face of the clutch, I used spray paint.
Once everything was dry, I trimmed the edges, put OHP sheet over the entire area and covered the edges with thick paper. I used nail Polish on the border. You could use any waterproof paint. Then I folded the paper mat into my desired shape. After sometime, the shape stays in place. I sewed the two endsides with thread to hold them in place and also added some beads on the outside to make it look decorative and give space to put hand to retrieve things. Then I closed both the open edges on the sides with more pieces of OHP sheets to join the edges and avoid things falling off.
I then sewed a button at the front and covered with decorative sticker. The last bit was adding a thread to keep the clutch closed. Instead on making a loop in the thread, I used the mechanism of going around the button once.
This can be a beautiful up cycled gift made with love for the person and care for Mother Earth!
Well this one is fairly simple. Only time needed is to make paper rolls and the time for the glue to dry. Make paper rolls. You will need as many according to the size of your purse. I used about 30. Also it will be better to have a standard paper size and something to roll on to keep all rolls same. I used half news paper for each roll and a thin curtain rod to roll on. Then stick the edges so the roll remains intact.
Weave the rolls like a mat as per required size. Apply glue on one side and stick a cloth of same size. On the other side, which will form the main face of the clutch, I used spray paint.
Once everything was dry, I trimmed the edges, put OHP sheet over the entire area and covered the edges with thick paper. I used nail Polish on the border. You could use any waterproof paint. Then I folded the paper mat into my desired shape. After sometime, the shape stays in place. I sewed the two endsides with thread to hold them in place and also added some beads on the outside to make it look decorative and give space to put hand to retrieve things. Then I closed both the open edges on the sides with more pieces of OHP sheets to join the edges and avoid things falling off.
I then sewed a button at the front and covered with decorative sticker. The last bit was adding a thread to keep the clutch closed. Instead on making a loop in the thread, I used the mechanism of going around the button once.
This can be a beautiful up cycled gift made with love for the person and care for Mother Earth!
