Garden Glitz Handbag – creating a new look
I love creating new looks for my z becky brown handbag, and I love to make my inserts a little different and special. Using the blank template I can make as many designs as I want.
A trip to my neighbor’s garden gave me the idea for this purse. She was cutting enormous leaves and gave me an armful. Some went into a vase, but I took others straight to the copy center while the color was still bright and distinct, cut off the stems, and arranged them overlapping, face down to make 11 x 17 copies. I cut the copies using the z becky brown purse insert templates for measurements and backed them with cardboard for added stability. Then I outlined a few of the leaves with tiny crystal AB (2mm) gems, accenting others with clusters of gems.
A heat-activated gem applicator tool makes applying itty bitty gems quite easy. Alternatively, use the point of a pin to apply gem glue; it only takes a tiny dab. If you’re not one for glitz, omit the gems.
Options:
Instead of using a photocopy, use a computer scanner or a camera.
Instead of leaves, choose close-ups of flowers, a cactus, blades of grass, or whatever you want.
Hint for working at a copy center:
Take glass cleaner and paper towels with you so you can clean the glass on the color copier before you start, then clean the glass afterward so the leaves don’t leave any marks that might damage the next person’s copies.
Would you like detailed instructions for this design? Email your request for Garden Glitz Purse to info@zbeckybrown.com
