11.28.2009

Glitter Clutch Tutorial

Love these clutches at J.Crew? I do! So, why not make our own then? Here is how I did it:
Transform old ones with some glue and glitter! They make great little gifts or add an extra touch of sparkle to your holiday outfit.

Glitter Clutch How To

Materials:
-Glue (I used fabric glue)
-Paint Brush
-Finishing Glaze (I used DecoArt Triple Thick Brilliant Gloss Glaze Spray from Michaels)
-Glitter
-Old Clutch (I had these vintage ones I found at a yard sale. I thought about reusing the frame since the fabric was all messed up and cracked, but they were perfect for this project!)

Before
How To:

1. Place a piece of paper down with your purse on top. Paint the glue onto one side.

Painting with Glue

2. Cover in glitter. Let it dry before dumping excess glitter off.

Adding the glitter

3. Dump the extra glitter off onto the paper. Then, save that extra by folding the paper in half to create a funnel to get the glitter back into the container.

4. Repeat those steps on the back.

5. Repeat those steps on the 2 sides.

**Note: You might have to do a second layer of glue and glitter if the clutch has a fabric that soaks up the glue. I had to with the clutch in black glitter.**

6. Spray the glitter covered parts of the purse with a sealant. I used DecoArt Triple Thick Brilliant Gloss Glaze from Michaels. It keeps the glitter in place. Maybe Mod Podge would work as well.

16 comments:

Anna said...

those are so awesome! I never would have thought to do that. great job!

Jenna said...

Whoa! That is SO cool! I may just have to try that! And the glitter really stays on?!

Happy Together said...

"And the glitter really stays on?!"

Yup. The coating of the sealant keeps all the glitter on :)

Elizabeth said...

Awesome idea! Definitely trying this at some point.

DV-Becca said...

BEautiful!

Nerissa Alford said...

i think i'm i love! who couldn't use a clutch covered in glitter :) thanks for the tutorial
nerissa

sweet limes said...

How is it possible that something so great looking is so simple?

urban craft said...

glitter pouches, super rad!

Joy Beadworks said...

What a great Idea! You totally transformed that Clutch! From Yeez, to Wow!

Rachel@oneprettything.com said...

What a fun idea, this is so pretty! Thanks so much, I'll be linking.

Infarrantly Creative said...

Came over from OPT. Freaking fabulous. I would love you to link this up to my Pennywise Presents party today

Kimberly said...

Super clever!!! Super cute and festive! Thanks so much for sharing

pattyb said...

I want to try this...I love glittery purses. Thanks for coming and visiting our Fiskateers blog too.

YETENEK-SİZİN said...

i like this.
i saw your blog here---> http://www.10marifet.org/yazi/sikir-sikir-cuzdanlar

and your designs are beatiful. i want to try all of them:) have a nice day

(my English language very bad, so sorry)

Jess said...

I can't get over how cute these are. Too bad my husband strongly dislikes glitter... but I may just make one anyway. :)

Bromeliad said...

Love the glitter purse rescue. I can't imagine going out and buying a j.crew clutch when they are so easy to make.