Blackbird And The Owl Inspired Clutch

Made from a paper bag!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/blackbird-and-the-owl-inspired-clutch • Posted by Amy L.

I stumbled upon Blackbird and the Owl (http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackbirdAndTheOwl) on Etsy one day and fell head-over-heels-in love. Seriously, their designs are gorgeous. Then Jennifer from ArtInOurBlood (http://artinourblood.blogspot.com) posted this AMAZING outfit with this super DIY clutch. So I mashed the two ideas together! You can paint the clutch with basically any design you want. I think a watercolour-esque landscape would be really beautiful. Hmmm...maybe next time?

You will need

Paper Bag Tape Paint And Paintbrush

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Description

I stumbled upon Blackbird and the Owl (http://www.etsy.com/shop/BlackbirdAndTheOwl) on Etsy one day and fell head-over-heels-in love. Seriously, their designs are gorgeous. Then Jennifer from ArtInOurBlood (http://artinourblood.blogspot.com) posted this AMAZING outfit with this super DIY clutch. So I mashed the two ideas together! You can paint the clutch with basically any design you want. I think a watercolour-esque landscape would be really beautiful. Hmmm...maybe next time?

Instructions

1. 

   First, use Jennifer's tutorial to make the base of your clutch. The link is up by the description bar above.

2. 

   Then, draw out your flap shape. You can keep it as-is (a rectangle) or make an envelope clutch (a triangle) or something else (a curve, like me).

3. 

   Cut out your shape and open up the flap. "Hem" it by folding over the edge to the inside of the clutch.

4. 

   Tape the folds down. If your flap wasn't a straight line, use small pieces of tape. The smaller the piece of tape, the more coherent it will look.

5. 

   This is what your flap should look like - it should have a clean edge.

6. 

   Now begin painting! You can use any design you want. I'm using a Blackbird and the Owl design. I drew out a straight line with a ruler and am painting everything to the right of that line a reddish-orange colour.

7. 

   Keep painting! I'm using a half-triangle design. Make sure every layer is dry before you add a new layer, colour, or design.

8. 

   If you want to, paint the flap. Let EVERYTHING ON THE BODY DRY before you paint the flap. Then lay a piece of paper underneath the flap so you don't get paint on the body. You can paint the back of the clutch if desired. I chose to leave it as-is.

9. 

   Let everything dry, then add anything else (studs, fringe, closures, etc.) Ta-da! You're done~