DIY CLUTCH PURSE

FANCY CLUTCH PURSE

so the parties i'mgoing to im on huge diy spree as opposed to a shopping spree
for the cluthes i have browsed all ove but i cat find the idea im looking for
but i did get a lot of ideas
the problem which i thought would be most is that i would needto make it stiff
i was thinking about cutting vinyl files but they would b hard but i saw this blog where she used a table mat and i think that is even better because it will be softer and thicker but a lot seems to be done from interfacing
and i thought i would give interfacing a try
after that if i'm no happy i could do the mat thing again
i just didn't want to go and buy a pack of 6 place mats as i would be using only one or two it seemed like a waste
so i decided to give interfacing a try
here is my first one

this is the first one i made i might or might not end up taking it to the party' ut that will totally depend on what i come up with next

here i how i made it
u need 2 rectangular pieces with interfacing ironed on
i started with two piece that were the same size

then cut all around leave a one inch border around
select one piece to be he outside this for me was the one which looked smoothest
i folded the sides in and pasted inside
let this dry overnight

i use bobby pins and lines pin to old the sides down while they dry. i don't use a glue for this purpose i use fabric glue but i guess you can use a glue gun as well
now take the ther piece and cut about half inch all around

attach the sides together

let theses dry, overnight if you use a glue gun u can use it at the same time

let this dry under a flat surface i dried it under a book
doing the sides i have

this is how the sides looked in the end when i started outi put flaps on the sides but i didntneed them in the end and i ended cutting them off
what you do is just cut a pattern like this from interfacing and iron on material and cut along the line  semi circle. then overlap the two sides and stick them together.

now after a day i started assembling the purse

assembling is pretty easy

u just fold the purse as you like i folded inthree
then the sides were stuck inside
that's it
purse is done
now comes the decoration the fancy part

making the big flower
you need a long strip of cloth

 cut one end in waves
and use a candle to burn the ends some people are very proficient in this but don't have enough confidence to take photos so i'm sorry about that

 use a needle to do a running stitch along the other end this is for gathering

using the thread roughly assemble the flower

cut a round piece of interfacing
and stick the flower to this
stick some large beads in the center

 now for the petals on the side
here is how i did it, there are lots of tutorials on the internet and youtube too but this is one i just found
http://www.cuteasafox.com/2010/07/hand-sewn-fabric-flowers.html

i made about eight and selected the best looking
then i usedthe glue gun to stick them on the top o the purse with a bead here and there and two brooches

and then its done

i used two velcro squares for fastening i stuck them with the glue gun
and here is my clutch