Martha Stewart may have already thought of this idea, but just in case not, here’s a cool project for all of you sewers and crafters! Just a couple doors down the street from my apartment sits a shop called “Un Jour Un Sac.” They sell way cool purse/bag/strap components – the purses and bags are made from paper or plastic or leather or sparkly synthetics or canvas or tapestry, and they all have a couple large grommeted holes on the top of each side. Then they sell a variety of cool colorful vinyl, webbing or leather straps, with lobster claw clasps on the ends. You just insert the clasps in the grommeted holes and – voilà – you have a handbag! You can buy straps to match or contrast with the fabric, to use on just one bag or multiple, whatever.
Their bags don’t have any closure mechanisms. I think I would add zippers or magnetic snaps or Velcro. I might go to the flea market on Sunday to pick up some old tapestry that I could use for this project.
Here’s a photo of the large bag I bought – I went with a neutral color for my first one. Since I’m using a cane here, I decided to buy short double straps plus one long strap so that I can easily sling this over my shoulder – the grommet is large enough to accommodate two lobster clasps. Visit www.unjourunsac.com for more photos and ideas!
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