DIY Bag

Hello,

Today I share a quick blog post on how I customised my bag to give a more playful look. I originally bought the bag from Forever 21 in Amsterdam, but as I already have quite a collection of serious/formal looking bags, I thought it would be fun to explore creativity and spice this one up. So here we go......



STEP 1: CLEAN THE BAG

As I'm going to stick things to the surface, it's important to make sure it's clean. I simply used a dry cloth to wipe the surface and get rid of any dust/residue.


STEP 2: IRON PATCH TO FABRIC

The ultimate goal is to stick the ice-cream patch to the bag. But as the patch has a slippery/waxy backing, this may prove difficult. Therefore, I ironed the patch to a random piece of black fabric (I used jersey) to make it easier to stick to the bag.


STEP 3: CUT OUT PATCH

I then used tailoring scissors (much easier to cut fabric with!) to cut the patch out of the fabric.


STEP 4: APPLY GLUE TO PATCH

And then the fun begins!! I used a hot glue gun to apply glue to the back of the patch.


STEP 5: STICK PATCH TO BAG

I then gently stuck the patch to the bag and smoothed it down.


STEP 6: MARK POSITION FOR CRYSTALS

Using a ruler and pencil, I (tried to) marked the position for the crystals. To be honest I tried to do this whilst watching some youtube vlogs and ultimately messed up the pattern - hence the random order!


STEP 7: STICK CRYSTALS TO BAG

Using  specialist adhesive and a tweezer, I stuck the Swarovski crystals to the bag.


STEP 8: ADD POM-POM BALL TO BAG

For an extra dose of fun, I attached a fur pom-pom ball to the side of the bag.

VOILA.....