DIY Union Jack Purse.

Most of the ideas I get come to me after looking at Pinterest. I’ve seen some Union Jack purses and *really* wanted one, but I would never afford one, or just decided to be happy with the purses I have now. Well I went through my closet last week and when I was going through my bags I found this purse that was great, but it lacked some style. Voila! After some Googling, I decided to give it a try. I just happened to have all the supplies I needed, which was awesome. 

I started with the plain man-made leather purse that I got from a thrift store. 

I used a white, blue, and red Acrylic paint. For the white I mixed it with some water due to it being a heavy body paint. 

First I sanded down the part where I was going to paint, then I wiped it clean with a rag that had some water on it. Next, I wiped it down with some nail polish remover. You will then need to tape off the section you want painted.

This is what the first coat of paint looked like. I did around two three white layers all together. 

The next thing I did was to draw on the design. 

After doing two coats for each color I got this. 

What do you think? Will you try painting your old, boring purse? I know I will do another one!

Have an awesome day!

Two Tone Denim Skirt.

As I sit here watching football with my mom I decided this would be a good time to show you the new skirt I refashioned. I'm actually wearing this skirt right now. Well, I've been wearing it as much as I possibly can this week. hehe. It's definitely one of my favorite denim skirt now. :D So here's what I did.

As I was going through some of the skirts I don't wear anymore earlier this week, I came across these two denim skirts.

As you can see, one skirt has already been refashioned, but sadly it has been torn... 

 See, isn't it sad?? I got the idea to combine both skirts because the already refashioned one would be too short if I chopped the trim off.

 I cut the trim off and then measured where the 2nd skirt fit that circumference.

 Next, I sewed the two pieces together. The nice thing about using the bottom of the skirt was that I didn't have to hem! Yay!

Annnddd THIS this the end product. It turned out to be the perfect length! It took me a little while to get used to the two toned look, but now I really like it! What do you think? Would you wear something like this?

It's *almost* a mermaid style skirt... :D Have an awesome night!

DIY Dog Collar.

My mother and I were going through our craft supplies this past weekend and we came across this old belt. As the true crafters we are, we knew there was something we could do with it. We decided that a dog collar was the best decision. Here is how I made it. (Keep in mind this is a decorative collar, I don't actually attach the leash to it.)

These are the supplies you will need to make this collar. 

First measure how much you need to cut off so that it will fit your dog. I made mine nice and loose.

Cut along the edge on one side so that you can fold it over and get a clean finish once it's glued.

Then I decided where to place the holes.

Once you have decided where you want to holes, take a screw and start screwing till it goes all the way through. I did this a couple of times on both sides so that it would go smoothly through. 

Next you'll want to layout where your embellishments will go.

Once those are glued on with a strong glue ( I used E-6000) you are done! Of course make sure that the glue it thoroughly dry before putting the collar on your dog.  

Isn't she adorable? ;)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

~RandomKitty

Bows!

Go check out my post on Random Kitty Design Blog. If you love bows (Hair bows, that is) you should check it out. There's even a tutorial. ; )

Have a great night!