My inspiration for this project came from Katherine in this super pretty pink outfit with the smashing bold statement clutch.

Not Dressed As Lamb Floral Clutch — Not Dressed As Lamb

My Version DIY Floral Clutch

Materials Required

Thrifted Fabric Clutch in solid colour (Make sure the material is easy to sew through, leather is hard to sew through but pleather isn’t.)

Assorted beads, fabric/silk flowers, brooches, sequins

Needle and thread

Nylon jewellery thread

Some of the brooches I used are vintage.

I made some of the fabric flowers by hand.

Steps

1. Prep your bag – I had to remove the plastic beads on the front of this thrifted bag.

2. Gather your materials and start to put together flowers and arrange them on your bag staggered with brooches.

3. Stitch on each embellishment by hand.

Tips

To choose your colour scheme simply pile a bunch of silk flowers/fabric/brooches on a table and then whittle out which ones don’t belong. Alternatively you can look at a scarf, or a pattern in a blouse that you already like and use those colours to give you direction.

This would work well on sequinned clutch.

You can also use vintage earrings by clipping off their backs. I chose to clip off the backs of my brooches and stitch them on, but you could just pin them on.

For the brooches I used nylon jewellery thread. It is strong enough to hold onto the heaviest brooches and clear so you can’t see it.

You could choose to simply hot glue or use E6000 to adhere your embellishments to the clutch and it would take less time, but I prefer sewing them on. I’d hate to have items falling off when I’m walking around or out for the night.

I started out in one corner and worked my way across the bag.

For making your own burned satin fabric flowers this is a good tutorial.

The purchased silk flowers were disassembled and then I replaced their centres with beads.

Skirt – consignment (similar but more of a gun metal finish), Peplum top – Zara (sim only much cheaper than what I paid), Sandals – TJ Maxx – (sim) Necklace & Clutch – handmade

I want to make another one of these as a gift. I really enjoyed the creative process.

I’m keeping my eyes peeled while thrifting for a gold sequinned clutch. It would be fabulous with warm autumn colours.

If you choose to make this on your own please share your results with me! I’d love to see what you create.

Want to see some other fun DIYs? Painted shoes, Fabric covered shoes, Floral Hat

Linking up with Turning Heads Tuesday Your Whims Wednesday

PJ pants, pantaloons, baggy bottoms,

MC Hammer pants.

I wrote a whole post on why I should avoid drapey harem pants at all costs, but tried to give them a shot anyhow.

You know how it goes…I'll try anything once.

Fail.

I haven't worn those dancy balloon pants since last year. I couldn't get past the soggy diaper image.

To combat the overly spacious monster-crotch I decided to take in the waist so they fit up higher on my torso.

Not this high LOL, although there was almost enough space.

You might know these pants as AP… (armpit pants). I just hate it when I get deodorant on the waist of my pants!

I'm sure Celine Dion has worn this lovely ensemble. Also known as her, "Big Lady Pants". Or, "My pants will go on…"

I took them in so they fit my "real" waist, right at my belly button.

Kinda like this guy…

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Clint Eastwood is a big fan of high waisted pants.

For whatever reason, the older a man gets, the higher his waistline creeps.

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Check Christopher Walken. He is only a couple of inches away from his nipples.

I may have gotten slightly off track…

Back to my now-altered-high-waisted-harem-pants.

Yes they are still a bit weird and drapey around the crotch, but I think now I could only shoplift a small cornish game hen and some salad fixin's rather than a full turkey dinner for 10 down the front of my pants.

Also they are at my real crotch.

Not my prison pants crotch.

They still add extra weight to my body and shorten my legs,

but darlin'…

they are silk!

and the pattern is so pretty!

Did I mention they are like wearing PJs?

Am I sounding desperate enough yet?

Gratuitous shot of my handmade necklace.

Shoes – Clarks, Pepulm – Zara, Necklace – Handmade, Harem Pants – Anthropolgie via Buffalo Exchange Thrift

The other reason why I think I kind of like this outfit now?

The peplum.

If you want the illusion of a smaller waist wear a tight fitted bodice that flutters out and away from the hips. Those women in the 1800's knew a thing about visually creating a tiny waist.

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