I have a lot of makeup bags from samples which I transformed into a clutch bag.
Materials I used:
- Makeup bag from Sephora
- 1 Chain
- 3 Jump rings
- 1 Spring clasp
- 1 Black ribbon
- Needle and thread
I started off with a makeup bag that I received from a previous Sephora purchase. Then, on the inside of the bag towards the end of the zippers, I hand sewed a jump ring on each end.
Then with a chain long enough to be placed across the body, I attached one end onto the jump ring I sewed on earlier. (I didn’t have gold chains so this will have to work for now until I could get gold chains to match). On the other end of the chain, I attached a spring clasp so I could use this bag as a cross body type clutch or put away the chain to use as a hand held clutch.
The makeup bag has a little tab with the Sephora brand on it. Removing it from the stitching on the inside seems a bit more difficult so I decided to just cover it with ribbon. I used a long piece of ribbon and had burnt the ends so it doesn’t fray.
On the other end where I didn’t attach the chain yet, I attached another jump ring so I could pull the ribbon through and tie it into a bow. That new jump ring is where I will clasp the chain. I then sewed the ends of the bow onto the Sephora tab so it will stay in place. Now the clutch bag is completed.
This came out a lot better than I had thought and it would come in handy for those events where I don’t want to bring a lot of stuff. I just need to swap out the chain for a gold one and I’m good to go.
How would you repurpose your makeup bag?
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Ooohhh so pretty 😀 ❤ Hahaha I think this would look really nice for a formal dinner, especially the bow detail!
XO, Elizabeth
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Haha yup except I don’t really have any formal dinners to go to
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Ricky’s brother’s engagement/pre-wedding festivities/wedding? 😀 😀 😀
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Ohhh right and another wedding at the end of the year
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Ohhh right hahah! I almost forgot about that one LOL
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You are so creative. This is such a nice idea. I would love to make one too. Thanks for sharing ♥
Gly
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Thank you. Let me know how it goes if you do make one 🙂
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Love your idea! It looks pretty dear!
Xoxo,
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Thank you!
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Cute and classy ❤
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Haha thank you 🙂
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I love that you did this! The idea first came to me when my son and I were shopping and I was looking at a “pencil” case and I said to him how it would be a cute clutch and my son said, “then use it as a clutch!” Hahaha. The difference between a make-up bag, pouch, pencil case is what you say it is! I like that you put a chain on it. So cute. Well done Vicky! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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