Anyone who knows me, knows that I hate to fit in, fashion wise, and do almost anything to stand out. I had this bag for a while, and although it's lovely, because it was bought from Primark, everyone had the same thing- in my town centre I counted at least 6 people having the same bag! *face palm*. Although I love a good bargain there, I still wanted to get an individual twist to it.
You will need:
- Glue gun
- Fabric
- Scissors
- Any bag you're bored of having.
*sorry I haven't shown you how I cut the fabric, but it's really simple; just mark a circle with a pen/pencil/crayon/tailoring chalk and cut it out. If, like me, you're not good with doing a perfectly round circle, you could get something circular and trace it. :)
1- Carefully put the glue on the edges of your fabric circle.
2) Stick your fabric to your bag- if it helps you can get an extra pair of hands as the glue is quite hot and hard to do it at this size!
3) Put the glue onto the next fabric for the trimming. You can use denim, like me, if you want to, but I just used it because I had some scrap fabric lying around.
4) Fold the fabric as you're going along, as if you're making pleats, gluing the back of the pleat so it doesn't open up.
5) Stick the back of the trim onto the fabric onto the circle, so it doesn't move about.
This is how your bag should be looking :)
6) Keep on doing this all around the circle.
7) To stick it firmly in place, glue all the way around the outer and inner edges of the trim, and TA-DAH, you have your jazzed up bag, all ready for the spring/summer season and whatnot.
I hope you find the DIY post as easy as I thought it was, but if you have any problems, let me know! :)
Katherine xo
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