Archive for the ‘Purse/Bag’ Category
Posted on November 19, 2008 - by Chezlin
Cassette tape coin purse
So, many of you know that I make cassette tape wallets.. After a few weeks of using mine, I found out that they’re not ideal for storing lose change. It slides out of the sides when you unzip it causing you to scramble around on the floor to collect your change. Or maybe that’s just me. In any case, it inspired me to make a coin purse version of the cassette tape wallet. I wanted a metal purse frame clamshell thing as a closure instead of a zipper, but I didn’t want to pay 5+ bucks for one (yeah, I’m cheap) so that was really the only thing holding me up from making one. However, after cleaning my room the other day I found an old wallet which happened to have a coin purse attached.. perfect! The wallet was already falling apart, so I just ripped the frame out and got crackin’.
These are my materials:
a cassette tape, a metal purse frame (I’m not sure of the size because I just ripped it out of that wallet) and fabric.
Posted on June 27, 2008 - by Chezlin
That’s hot. Seriously. Hot, fused plastic. Tote.
Man, I haven’t posted in a loooong long time.. I had to brush the dust off of this thing before I started this post! Haha. I apologize, I don’t even have a real good reason, but I’ll try to make it up to you with this post.
I was trying to get myself out of this no crafting deal I had been having for a while by flipping through some of my old magazines for inspiration.. when I found just what I needed.
I saw this bag on the right, and I knew I had to make one. That bag, from Keen Footwear is actually made from woven rice paper, but I decided to do mine with fused plastic. I used a tutorial from the Etsy Labs on how to fuse the plastic bags. After that I just made a basic tote.. with some woven details. Here’s what was created:
Posted on April 13, 2008 - by Chezlin
Cassette tape tutorial
A few days ago I posted about my cassette tape wallet and how it’s held up over the past 10 months, and I promised a tutorial. Well here it is!
First you need to get your hands on a cassette tape. (more…)
Posted on April 12, 2008 - by Chezlin
Makeup bag tutorial
Sorry I haven’t posted in a long time! It’s been a busy few days. It’s also been a while since I’ve said I was going to do the makeup bag tutorial, so I put it together today! For all of you who don’t remember, or who haven’t seen, my first post was about a travel set that included a makeup bag. I kinda had to wing it on the bag because I knew the style I wanted it to be, but I couldn’t remember where I had seen a tutorial for it a long time ago. I promised I’d make a tutorial for the makeup bag according to how I made it, so here it is! 
All the pieces.
Posted on April 9, 2008 - by Chezlin
Cassette tape wallet, then and now.
About 10 months ago I made a cassette tape wallet after I was inspired by some that I saw online. They were on sale for $43 and the first thought in my mind was, “I can make that for less!” So that’s what I did. Here’s some pictures of it when it was freshly made.
Posted on April 8, 2008 - by Chezlin
Oldie but goldie: Towel pool bag
Summer is approaching, so I thought I’d share a project I did a while back which would be used at the pool or beach. Basically it’s a beach bag, but it’s also a towel! It folds up into itself (much like a quillow) but it has handles that make it into a bag. You can throw in your sunscreen, flip flops and other goodies you’d bring to the beach and/or pool.
Here’s mine:
Posted on April 3, 2008 - by Chezlin
My first post and new travel set.
This is my first official post since this blog was created, and I’m oh so excited. I hope you guys like it!
I decided to make a travel set the other day after being inspired to make a straightener cozy by gatheringtwigs over on Craftster.
Here’s everything together:
Forgive me for the dirty mirror, I was too excited to take pictures that I didn’t think to clean it up first!
