How's it going everyone?
I hope you're having a marvelous week.
Yesterday, I played around with a placemat
and transformed it into an evening bag.
I got a kick out of that, so today I'm making
another one.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7F4QNKfoTHQ0Ra0KhctEt-EIQyYHTY4v8XvIL54Caj376EQiytqLwFoijxxwsiOZFiP666pujhvKzOQ5uMmo4kc-QGdFPR5yT5dhY2x2yUDp6CgiI-Vwqe_vBApiNMaq-uQlJCf33Vpt_/s400/SummerFashion4.jpg)
blah: a barely used placemat
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9DtpOavqL9vc97ES735Nf76GpVcwuZ9Lh23Nl3WEAFqU6Qku9QSIS_DecPYUs9zIhx8J-dMPEka9AwVee8g24CeWZRVwn2yOx7j5TOCUnawJqGyOP5Woo1kzgRTaJ_XjyiOoUcAWLJ6e/s400/SummerFashion4a.jpg)
Orient it vertically towards you.
Fold it in thirds and stitch the two edges
of the bottom fold.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMBrjOKwQ6G9VU04HNt7CFKnRWKopJGLmSnVqPRbU002cD-BtipSVhaGMNDeJ3kXxXTNR6rN5VTbMGlO_uqNrjd0xaYkn5lN9EclDG3JnI0P6oCL5non5s2c1ZZ0zkbfRRft698JuSLi4/s400/SummerFashion4b.jpg)
I saw this Valentino clutch in the March 2011 issue
of the Oprah Magazine. Cute right?
I used it as my muse.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQ-WocH25oHXeyVHh0AOylOeJJ67oEJ3UJez3h76vkHg8JWV1g-Xhd9vq_lup7GM0HZmpd_Ko2AUSRxORRxBAXw7BYNuAWC8VKuABRFxOnP0Z0qNAofYJh5UDxUAXRzpsrwwRMV6Ehk8b/s400/SummerFashion4c.jpg)
To my D-I-Y clutch, I attached some brooches that I
made out of bold-colored felt & covered buttons.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinR7fVecUNFg0uCcbogVJcGQO2jf_MedmIqT2eOX_q1ACG_qUznggPKkOqVJiuT9nC9N_LzSQaF3eNwKVCRnbSPTTEKymVpXuFA0bLMcfOkNtzsavVcqmnos71dE7XHWUq6RAVJ1C4bJfz/s400/SummerFashion4d.jpg)
Then I added a felt sash, a plastic buckle & Velcro closure.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWn6mG8Jlw90bNjFxvXX6IMHCqN-vKPy68qOhQ7-0D_tsxAE-yKlH1-dL5mQMwrvmaCQSV3KkeFZqrkwQpKWdTRu_7HnW-y0vyu7H3fZK55Fs_4kTibuWUVrNzKrgM0-ZJCGEzfWlIj7W/s400/SummerFashion4e.jpg)
TADA! My bag is in full bloom!