Upcoming indie craft fair in Boca Raton, this Sunday May 20th. Brought to you from the same folks who host Retro Indie Fair & Stitch Rock!
THIS Sunday, May 20th 2012
10am-4pm
Rain or shine!
**FREE admission & FREE parking!*
Royal Palm Place Monument Piazza
308 S. Federal Hwy
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Corner of S. Federal Hwy & S. Mizner Blvd.
(Same location as Saturday's Boca Raton Green Market)
Make it a family fun day with Arts, Crafts & Vintage goods! Shop downtown right in your community and support your local artists, crafters, independent designers, musicians, vintage and antique dealers, specialty food and unique local businesses!
Food Trucks will also be at the event!! Win, Win!!
Like I said, I'm horrible with patterns. So I took some sturdy placemats and actually made some cute little purses out of them.
DIY
- Find some sturdy (but cute!) placemats, embellishments, snap fasteners, and a necklace chain if you don't want a clutch
- If the placemat has a design on only one side, flip it inside out first. Then fold it in half (whatever size you want), with an extra portion a little longer at the top on one side. This will make the flap later.
- Sew the sides with a sewing machine, but stop before that extra bit at the top.
- Turn the purse inside out, attach the snap fasteners to the flap and then the purse, and decorate with stuff as you see fit
- If you want a purse strap, I just hand sewed the necklace chain into the inside of the purse.
- Promise, next time I'll take pictures as I go along. Tried to explain the best I can, but my best might still be confusing...... sowwwwwys ;)
I’m horribly terrible at following patterns, especially for purses. So instead I bought some sturdy placemats and figured it out the hard way ;)
DIY
- Grab a sturdy placement, find some curtain grommets, scrap fabric to make the strap and of course your trusty sewing machine
- Detailed instructions here, they can explain it better than me
