‘Tis the Season to get sparkly so a special party inspired DIY it is today. I just love this up cycled jewelled clutch purse  (or minaudière if you’re being fancy). It’s so simple to whip up and reuses old jewels like nothing before! When I moved, along came 6 (very large) boxes of accessories, it was completely ridiculous. Not being able to part with stuff that had potential I gathered all the broken, odd and unloved earrings, necklaces and bracelets. They sat around for a few months whilst I found a project for them and this is it, an easy upcycle tutorial that looks far more expensive than it is!

You’ll need – hard case box clutch purse, E6000 glue, jewels

Step 1. Gather your jewels – I went for a blues, golds and greens. Cut the backs off any earrings with pliers to prepare

Step 2. Have a practice, lay all your jewels on the front of the bag to get an idea of the design. Sometimes it helps to take a photo.

Step 3. Glue into place, E6000 is perfect for this it dries really quickly but isn’t runny so you don’t get trails of glue everywhere.

Step 4. Leave to dry, if you can over night if not a few hours will do.

And

whallah, a beautiful upcylced purse:

I really love this and can’t wait to use over the next few festive weeks. There are so many variations on colours combos and options, I love the idea of going tropical for the summer or doing a really vintage version with pearls and old diamantes…so many ideas! I really hope you give this one a go its perfect for beginners or those with little time on their hands. Happy Making! x