I remember stumbling upon a tutorial for a clutch made out of a placemat a few months ago. This weekend, while browsing my local World Market I came across some really cute placemats on clearance for just $1.98.
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| Placemat before…. |
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| Placemat after!! |
I lined the placemat with a remnant piece of home decor fabric and some fusible interfacing for stiffness. (Let’s just say that during my first attempt at this clutch I used neither a lining fabric nor interfacing and it was a floppy mess!)
I attached magnetic clasps (as you can probably tell, the top clasp is a little off-center…don’t be lazy like me and make sure you measure!!)
Funky clasp aside, I think it came out pretty cute. This whole project cost me less than $5 and took about an hour.
It’s just the right size for my wallet, cell phone, keys and a lip gloss. It’s perfect for dinner out with hubs, or when I need to run out of the house for a minute and don’t feel like lugging my usual 20 lb bag.
What do you think? Easy peasy, huh?
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Thank you for sharing – a great idea and it looks great!
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That is a super cool idea.. pinning it at Pinterest. Thanks for sharing!!
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This is so stinkin cute!!! Totally using this idea.
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So cute! I just love this idea!
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great idea, now google following you, Karima x http://www.karimascrafts.com
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Oh i love the fabric…. Better for the clutch of course! Neeeaaaat idea!
Come link this up at my woot woot wednesdays!
http://www.tootsiewootsieboutique.blogspot.com
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I've been wanting to try this same project too. You have inspired me. Thanks for sharing at my Sizzle into Summer party.
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my mom made us placemat purses when I was a preteen loved it you chose very pretty colors come visit me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
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What a cute idea!! Thanks for linking to Thrifty Thursday! 🙂
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Love it!! Thanks for sharing @'Sew Cute Tuesday'! I'll be featuring you on 8/02, so be sure to stop by and grab a 'featured' button!
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I LOVE IT! So so cute…and I love the pricetag too 🙂
I added this to my Pinterest sewing board 🙂
Thanks so much for linking to “20 Below Thursday”! And thanks for linking back to my party too 🙂
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This is so darling! You did a great job and I just may have to try this too!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia 😉
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What a cute clutch. I would love for you to stop by DIY Home Sweet Home today and link up your clutch and any other projects you would like to share. Happy Monday!!
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that's darling! a great way to create some versatile bags! thanks for linking this up to my tip-toe thru tuesday party! hope to see you again this week!
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Another thrifty project! Isn't it amazing how cute placemats can be these days?
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One word for you: STICKER!
I just want to let you know that I'll be featuring your clutch today on my blog…
Thank you so much for sharing!
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