Easy Scarf Purse Styled Up.

So I have notice that if I draw for about ten mins before I go into re-Purposing clothes. I am usually more right on and make less mistakes as well as I get more creative.

 My mother used to tell me drawing everyday exercises the left side of the brain, and since we constantly use the right, If i could draw a little everyday I would ultimately put more creativity into my reasoning and life. This has been a proven fact.

 Since I had already gone looking through my to garage sale items, and found some really good clothes to spice up. It was an easy night. 

• I started off with an old leather purse and a scarf that came from the local second hand store. 10 cent scarf. 
• I then Measured 1 inch cuts in identical places on the purse. I used a pen and even marked where i was going to cut.
• Since I have no intentions of washing this purse and just using it on my photography adventures, This is actually just a quick clip it project. 
• I then found a clothes pin to use to weave the scarf through the longer loops in the purse.
• This is so easy it really only takes 5 mins. You can even embellish your purse more if you like. Today I will be looking at more studs and iron on embellishment. They run extremely cheap and if you have a good sense of design you could go wild putting these things on! I know I will! 
• Last but not least tie the scarf in a bow where ever both the ends come out. 
• Please bear with me, my other camera needed some charge fuel so I had to use my phone.

I plan to put more and better pictures up later especially after putting a little extra something on this purse. That is as long as it stays the one I was to keep. Purses and scarves seem to be a large quantity item at thrift stores, so opportunities are endless.

 Okay so that Project was easy easy easy... Next I took an old work shirt from an old job. Ugliest shirt ever.

• I cut the sleeves so I had about an inch the fringe to the shoulder seem.
• Then I cut the back out and replaced it with cut out lace! BEAUTIFUL!
• Then I used a method on pinterest I saw for making shirts tighter and giving them side bows. Except I didn't just tie them. I used a permanent loop where both ends of the bow could be pulled to make the shirt tighter. You just start to tie a bow but don't put the second tie in and sew a loop around the started bow. Then tug the ends both ways to see if it goes.
• Then I started clipping that ugly collar off. I cut it into a droop neck loop starting from the measured cuts on the back where the lace went in.
• Now that loop just leaving it as is could see my whole chest, but when gathered in the front it turned into a garment with a Grecian look to it. Very cute.
• I added a bow to front and the shoulder. In the end I ultimately decided the one on the shoulder looked cute and took off the one on the front. I decided to look at embellishments for the gathered front too. Something sleek though. Like gold or silver roping....

This was also one of those really easy maybe thirty min projects. Also don't just look for lace in the material section at your local thrift. Look in curtains and tablecloths. That is where I score my lace material. That means I got about three yards for 50 cents took it home and washed it. Now i have enough for quiet a few more projects....

 I will post pictures of the shirt after it is finished being embellished. So far you can see the fringe, the back and variations. 

 You can see how the bow in the gathered front is too bland. Now imagine what different ways it could be spiced up.
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