Today’s craft is a mini purse make over. I wanted a little bag to take in my purse while we were traveling but nothing I had really went with the other stuff I was taking so I decided to give this bag a last minute make over. Why I always decide to do these things right before we leave I just don’t know… but yay for the end result anyway?

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This was the old version. It used to have a deco Hello Kitty face on it but that fell off quite some time ago… quality craftsmanship!

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First I painted it white using acrylic paint.

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Then I painted it pink using some fabric paint I had left over from another project.

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Lastly I cut out the old zips and added in my own zip. It wasn’t quite long enough so I used ribbon to disguise the gap.

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Bam! Way cuter.

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Probably not the smartest way to spend the day before you are supposed to leave on holidays but you know, I’m not that great at relaxing anyway.

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Now that I know this method works I’m eyeing off some other old cosmetic bags I have…