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02 July 2011

bow clutch for a wedding

This Sunday I am attending a wedding. This wedding is special for two reasons:
  1. my best friend is marrying my brother-in-law, thus becoming my sister, and
  2. I am a Maid of Honour for the first time!!!
We’ve got everything ready for the big day, but I decided that I was missing a clutch bag to keep small things in (tissues, lip gloss, etc). So I made one.
Bow-Clutch-1
I didn’t have the right fabrics for the project, the ones that can hold structure of the bag well. I just used whatever I could find in my stash and cheated with inserting some cardboard for stiffness.
Bow-Clutch-2
I lined it with some Japanese silk I had in my stash. I think it turned out ok, although it won’t last long. The white material is so soft that it might actually rip under the pressure of the magnetic clip and the cardboard will probably bend too.
It will do for the day, however.  I will only have it during reception and it will probably sit on the floor. Maybe sometime in the future I will make another one, with the same design but better internal structure.

4 comments:

  1. Caroline02 July, 2011 17:05

    Oh its lovely, well done. Better to use it to the full for a day and have it fall apart rather than use it once and then put it at the back of a drawer somewhere. :)

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  2. Mami Made It02 July, 2011 19:37

    It turned out wonderful! Looks fabulous!

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  3. Unknown02 July, 2011 20:19

    Looks great and as long as it gets you out of not having the one that matches, this is the main thing! Have fun at the wedding:) x

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  4. Seaweed and Raine02 July, 2011 20:43

    It's lovely! I have a shop-bought bag that used heavy cardboard for strength - it lasted me quite a few years - you never know, yours might last a long time too! :)

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