D.I.Y: Monochrome Clutch

Found on Runway DIY, this tutorial displays

a creative way to re-style old clutches.

Solid-colored pieces are very "in" for the summer and spring clothing

pieces, so this would be a wonderful addition.

(The inspiration)

(The DIY product)

D.I.Y: Dolce & Gabbana Crochet Bag

Damn, I wish I could knit, or crochet.

This project is super cute and I want to have it so badly.

Mostly for the beach. Too bad it's getting colder.

Posted by Because She Started Knitting recently,

her D.I.Y is very much like the real thing, fanatastic outcome.

Next mission: Learn to crochet.

Wish me luck guys!

D.I.Y: Envelope Clutch

When I first saw this tutorial, I instantly thought

"I could put my resumes in there! And I'll look cool."

Haha, yes. That's my first reaction, and I still feel that way.

I passed by this ridiculously easy tutorial last week on Swell Mayde and could not

thinking about it since.

Good luck!

D.I.Y: Clutches + Acrylic Paints

Here are some tutorials with some girls who re-styled their plain clutches, using acrylic paints! Acrylic paints are cheap and dry extremely fast. So these tutorials should be a piece of cake!

This first photo is a simple project, using just two colors (white and neon orange), inspired by the color block trend.

The tutorial is from www.justbblog.com. 

Now, the image below is from the blog Atlantic Pacific, with the army inspired design was done by using the tutorial above.

I, personally, prefer this simple red, white, and blue design because it seems more subtle.

Another tutorial is from the blog, www.oriogirl.blogspot.com.

It's a cute, puny, leather wallet which had been "re-vamped" by adding a colorful tribal print.

Good luck guys!

Lolita Book Purse

Have you seen the Lolita Book Purse? Natalie Portman was seen carrying it, very cute and interesting.

(Also, it makes you look smart. haha)

There is, indeed, a video tutorial on a book purse but the outcome of his project disapointed me greatly. If you are interested in watching it, here's the link on Youtube.

I currently cannot find a great tutorial yet, but I suggest to cut out 2 trangular shaped pieces of fabric, like in the video above, for the sides of the purse when it opens. But instead of cuting out all the pages of a book shown in the video, hollow the book out instead, which can be done according to this tutorial. Finally, to attach all the pieces together like Natalie Portman's, I suggest fabric glue.  You can also place more fabric to cover the inside of the book, like the Moby Dick novel above.

NOTE: This is not really a tutorial, just my suggestions on how to create the purse. I will re-post if I find a better tutorial for this project,