There is a quote, "necessity is the mother of invention" that rarely applies to me.....but sometimes I have had to get crafty to get what I want!!
For example....a few years ago I wanted a blingy, bling cell phone something awful! I refused to even think about paying the $100-$200 that a service would charge me to make my phone look like something that 'Lil Kim would carry, so one day armed with some tweezers, and a few bags of Swarovski crystals in varying sizes, I put on a movie and spent three hours making my phone so fancy that it was promptly stolen!! I did certainly enjoy it while it lasted though, and had many comments on its beauty!
I was recently at Buffalo Exchange (I am sure you are all sick of hearing about BE), where I had purchased my husband a pair of jeans as a gift! I still had some store credit left, and was feeling really proud of myself that I was able to leave the store with the credit intact. As I passed by the bag stand next to the door, I saw a gorgeous, but filthy bag just calling out to me! When I reached out to touch it, the leather was like butter. I glimpsed at the tag inside, and to my delight....it was a Bottega Veneta...and for $25!!! Oh, but the problem of the dirty and dingy leather....what to do??? I debated for about 3 seconds before deciding that I would break out my Tarrago #18 leather dye, and give this baby a new life! It took me not long at all to take this bag from funky to fabulous, and I was feeling very proud of my accomplishment until m daughter told me, "oooohhhh, can I have this bag when I grow up? It looks like the Buxton Organizer". I will provide a link for the Buxton organizer so you can see why I might feel a little bummed out!! Anyway....my plan is to add some chains or studs or something to give it a little rock n' roll appeal and separate it from its buxton counterpart!!
Moral of my story is...don't be afraid to play with what you have. There are endless possibilities to change things and make them your own.
If any of you have any creations of your own....I would love to hear about them!!
Haha! Buxton organizer! I think it looks fab the way it is! You did a great job! I would have been totally upset about my phone!
ReplyDeleteOh..I was!! It was all sorts of gorgeous! We were at the museum, and I left it on a table, and it was gone in a minute!! When I was describing it for the museum po-po, he looked at me and said, "Ma'am....you think that you are going to get a Motorola Razr tha is covered in crystals back????"!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat find! I haven't been to B/E in quite some time.. I need to go! Well, no, I need to quit shopping (for now) but I sure want to go. So funny about the organizer.
ReplyDeleteGreat work. Reminds me somewhat of years ago, when I wanted to create an Izod purse (not sure if they existed) so I took the alligator from my shirt and attached it to a small canvas bag that looked the part. Your creation is so much better!
ReplyDeleteI don't know Stylestance....that was pretty crafty!!!
ReplyDeleteBrandi...just skip lunch and go thrifting. You can generally find something cute for less than the price of McDonald's!!
i bought a used rick owen jacket once and it wwas really dry. i used an enitre small bottle of lmb moisturizer on it one night watching tons of tv, the jacket enhaled the producet and feels great now.
ReplyDeleteChauss....a great revival!! I would love to see a picture. A RO jacket is onmy list of things I would only hope to buy secondhand one day!
ReplyDeleteHi, how many bottles of dye were necessary to do the bag?
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