I've had a thing for bunting for a while now.
So when I saw this Fine Fete Necklace at Anthropologie,
I knew I had to try to make it:
The flags were made out of leather...
And I had this gold letter purse
[Came with smelly sprays in it, but I had no intention of using the purse]
So I cut a small triangle out of paper,
and traced 10 on the gold leather:
I cut them all out:
And I painted them the various colors...
white, white/black stripes, blue, turquoise, grey.
And then... the crafty woman's biggest fear...
I realized I was all out of red paint!
How was I supposed to make pink and coral paint?!
Luckily, I had some red sugar :]
I mixed it in white paint, and it dyed it!
I hammered holes into the corners...
And strung them on a chain...
Added a pair of ribbons...
And I know that Anthro used some copper discs,
but I didn't have any.
I cut two circles out of the same leather,
Painted them, and attached them with jump rings...
Add a lobster clasp and,
VOILA!
I'm linking to these parties.
49 comments:
Love it! Looks fantastic! Very creative using a gift with purchase bag, too!
SHUT UP. this is my favorite tutorial you've ever done. LOVE IT!
so cute! love it...and glad to have a use for an ugly purse/bag :) thanks for sharing mandy!
great job, love the repurposing of the purse!
I love this! thanks for the tutorial!
I like to cut up stuff for my paintings. Though I don't make anything else with them, something like this would be fun.
How cute is that! I have lots of those little "purses" around that I never use! Your so creative Mandy!
I love repurposing! It turned out great. And thanks again for sharing :)
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You did a fantastic job re-creating that necklace, I love it...so creative with the red sugar to dye the paint....tooo cool
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Brenda
wow girl!! these are soo amazing! i want one!!!! ;)
maybe you should add it to your shop, yes please!!! :D
That's totally cute, and I must say you are might resourceful! :)
Love it!! So adorable and creative. I have some thrifted gold leather pants that might need this treatment...
SO SO CUTE! :}
Wow!! Really cute Mandy! And how creative are you - dying paint with sugar. I love it!
Aww - it's fabulous!!
you are so freaking amazing. you come up with the most amazing things. what made you think of food coloring? i would never in a million years! I would have resorted to a red sharpie first. ha:) fabulous you are my luv. :)gina
ps-move to virginia already. it is only a 2 hour drive or so for me. i would drive to see you in a heartbeat so i could craft with you on the weekends:)
How cute! Love the tutorial too. :)
oh, Mandy, you're a genius. red sugar and paint??? How do you come up with this stuff?
LOVE the necklace.
SHUT UP!!! That is awesome! Great job!!!
That is so darn cute! You're so creative! And thanks so much for linking up to my party! :)
That is amazing... It looks just like it!
Great job.
I just now started blogging recently and I would love for you to come by!
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Just found your blog via OnePearlButton. Love it! This necklace is amazing... I, too, am one of those people who look at something and say "Hey I could make that!"
amazingness!
well, that sugar trick is of course the winning trade secret, ha ha.... good for you.
well, what can I say/! come link this one up as well. it's sooo deliciously good, just like that other one with the paper circles....
a bit more sweet, perhaps /// ;-)
Love this! so cute...I go into Anthro to get an inspiration boost
this is awesome...now i have bunting necklace ideas running through my head... :)
That is so cute! I'm loving all of your jewelry project lately. Thanks so much, I'll be linking.
OH WOW! I've been lusting after a necklace like this FOREVER! What type of paint did you use, specifically (I'm lacking in crafty knowledge)?
Oh my gosh! I have never seen the Anthro necklace, but making a bunting necklace has been on my list too!! Love it!!!!
xo
Jen
That turned out so cute! Also, what a great way to repurpose those little bags that come with perfumes, etc.
Mandy - Love this and love your version! Adorable. I featured this on the Sunday Showcase Round Up. Thanks so much for joining in the fun! Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Hope you are enjoying your week ~ Stephanie Lynn
Oh my gosh! Amazing. So darn cute!
Ooo I've been thinking about a bunting necklace for ages, this seems like the perfct way to do it
i want one of these!!! just wanted to let you know I featured you this week :)
Love it! Featured it today on my blog.
Just amazing!
suz
So adorable! Thanks for the tutorial!!
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What a fantastic project! This is one I am tempted to recreate. Thank you for sharing.
Have a very Happy New Year!
really really cute! nice post!
Wow that is super cute may have to try it out myself.
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found this via paper n stitch... inspired!!! I love this super a lot!
Red sugar--ingenious.
Love it! Love the sprinkle idea!
Stopping by from the CSI Project.
Soooo cute! Thanks for sharing your tutorial!
Brilliant ! You have just given me a wonderfully wicked idea for a necklace , thanx Mandy you are ! A genius MWA
Brilliant ! You have just given me a wonderfully wicked idea for a necklace , thanx Mandy you are ! A genius MWA
Brilliant ! You have just given me a wonderfully wicked idea for a necklace , thanx Mandy you are ! A genius MWA
Brilliant ! You have just given me a wonderfully wicked idea for a necklace , thanx Mandy you are ! A genius MWA
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