It all began in 2015 with a worn out pair of jeans in my closet and needing to replace the small cross body purse that I’d been carrying for years. My first attempt was pretty crude, so I tried again with the other half of the jeans. That one is the purse I carry, now. I hooked a carabiner to one the belt loops in order to securely carry my keys on the outside of the bag where they are easy to find.
I had so much fun with this project, I decided to cut up my white denim pants that were too big and made 2 more purses. I thought they were really cute and that other people might like them, so I kept going with the maroon jeans in my closet that I was never going to fit into again; then a worn out pair of my husband’s jeans before searching for more at local thrift stores.
My husband thought the denim bag was a little overdone, I love it with that hot pink ribbon jumping off the background and the bold gold trim. I started with the patterned ribbon, just looking for a way to show it off.
I have the good luck to live near a Ben Franklin Craft store where I can find all sorts of embellishments, and whimsy.
Be sure to stop by my booth at Winterfaire and say hello!
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