Right now you could say that I have too much time on my hands. Yes, yes I do, but this is a great idea! What do you get when you combine an old black plastic video cover, a scrap of fabric and duct tape? A great little purse! When I first came up with this idea I was looking for a book to transform into a purse but I didn't want to ruin any of the books that I own. Luckily right next to one of my bookshelves is a crate filled with VCR tapes. It struck me that the cassette holder could work. I grabbed two that had the hard plastic cases and started to experiment. I had a few ideas for how to make the handle with parts of old purses and then I spied the duct tape sitting on the floor. This could work! The first extremely difficult task was to remove the photo/info card and used it as a template for the fabric. Yes, that was sarcasm. I used a pinking sheers for the fabric since I didn't feel like doing any sewing. The fabric slid nicely into where the picture was. I cut out two pieces of duct tape of the same size for the straps and then folded them in half lengthwise. I used a rotary cutter to get both straps even and equal in size. Then with a smaller piece of tape attached them to the 'purse.' To really function as a purse it needed some sort of pockets or holder otherwise your stuff would just fly out when it was opened. Using more tape, I made two pockets and fastened them inside the purse.
This is not something that would be used everyday, but it could be fun for special events, you could make it to match your outfit or it would also be great for kids. Bedazzle it or add other fun stuff to it and make it your own. :)
Right now you could say that I have too much time on my hands. Yes, yes I do, but this is a great idea! What do you get when you combine an old black plastic video cover, a scrap of fabric and duct tape? A great little purse! When I first came up with this idea I was looking for a book to transform into a purse but I didn't want to ruin any of the books that I own. Luckily right next to one of my bookshelves is a crate filled with VCR tapes. It struck me that the cassette holder could work. I grabbed two that had the hard plastic cases and started to experiment. I had a few ideas for how to make the handle with parts of old purses and then I spied the duct tape sitting on the floor. This could work! The first extremely difficult task was to remove the photo/info card and used it as a template for the fabric. Yes, that was sarcasm. I used a pinking sheers for the fabric since I didn't feel like doing any sewing. The fabric slid nicely into where the picture was. I cut out two pieces of duct tape of the same size for the straps and then folded them in half lengthwise. I used a rotary cutter to get both straps even and equal in size. Then with a smaller piece of tape attached them to the 'purse.' To really function as a purse it needed some sort of pockets or holder otherwise your stuff would just fly out when it was opened. Using more tape, I made two pockets and fastened them inside the purse. 
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| Not a very good picture of the inside, but you get the idea! |
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