revamp – Page 6

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.

Placemat before….

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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Here’s a quick little project I tackled over the weekend.

I had a little wooden sign that was cute, but just didn’t have a place in my new home. I painted it Annie Sloan’s Old White and then attempted to use my super-awesome (sarcasm!) freehand to write Le Bain (the bath).


Don’t judge my poor excuse for a drop cloth, nor my choice of dog food. I’m on a budget people! 😉

I then traced the letters with Glidden’s Deepest Aqua. I got a 2 oz. paint tester at Walmart for less than $3! When it was dry I used clear wax to set the paint. I finished off my little sign with a fabric rosette made from the same fabric as the curtains and voila:

As much as I like my new sign, it confirms how badly I could use a Silhouette! This is definitely another project in the “it doesn’t have to be perfect…” book.

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