Placemat Purse

I went to Target yesterday to look at Halloween decorations. I have every decoration one could possibly want, but each year new items abound and I needed to see what was out there.

No trip to Target would be complete without spending 20 minutes in the Dollar Spot so I decided to get that out of the way first. And? I found the cutest placemats (they were $2.50, btw, so what were they doing in the DOLLAR Spot?). I had been thinking of making some placemat purses and decided these were just the ticket.

When I returned home I quickly found Scribbit's placemat purse tutorial, found some ribbon and some handles I had and got to work. If I weren't so OCD about the alignment of the ribbon holding the handles, the whole thing would have taken about 30 minutes, I think. Perhaps less.

Here is my finished product:

The total cost for the purse was about $8 (placemat $2.50 + handles $5 + ribbon $.50). I'll be keeping an eye out for inexpensive handles from now on. These purses are fun to make and they look great.

Comments

[Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings]

That's adorable!!

[Melissa]

Hey, Laura took the words right out of my mouth! That's adorable!

[deborah]

wow, those are simply adorable. get it? seriously, cute gift idea, too!

[Jennifer]

That is a great purse!

[Katrina (Callapidder Days)]

Oh, I love it! Perfect for fall and you can't beat the price.

[Barbara H. @ Stray Thoughts]

So cute! I wonder if you could recycle handles from old purses for that -- probably so.

[Rocks In My Dryer]

Too cute!

[My Twenty Cents Keeps Moving]

How cute!

~Leslie

[Jean]

I almost think I could make that, according to the tutorial, and I don't even sew.

[Renee]

Too cute!! I think I will be making a trip to the local Target tonight.

[Karen @ Simply A Musing Blog]

oh my goodness - I have to make one or twenty of those! Where did you find those adorable handles???

[Shalee]

I MUST learn to sew! (I've decided to get a sewing machine for our girl for Christmas; she wants to learn to sew too. I'm going to learn along with her because I want to feel slightly superior to those who can't work a machine... Yes, it may take years, but I'm willing to suffer to achieve this stupid, lofty goal!)

[GiBee]

Love it! So cute and fall-ish!

[kelli in the mirror]

I love that! Good job!

[The Wooden Porch]

You should sell those! It's so cute. :-)

[Julia]

Wow, those purses are adorable! Thanks so much for sharing how to make them!

[Jen]

What an adorable purse!!! If I had any kind of knack for crafting I'd go do this now...

[Special K Toni]

That is a really cute Autumn purse!

I also noticed out Dollar Spot is now a $2.50 Spot- not to happy with that!

[Michelle at Scribbit]

Beautiful purse--you're a regular Dolce and Gabbana!

[Christine]

Shut. Up. That is so cute!

[Sincerely Anna]

Very cute. A placemat, really? So fun!

[peach]

Very cute. Love what a bargain it was!

[Stacey]

I love it,it's so cute! What a great deal!

[Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wife]

Look at your handiwork! Very cute!!

Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wife
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[Goslyn]

Oh, I love this! I really want to do this, but I am afraid of my sewing machine(s). Scary. I don't sew, yet I possess two functioning (I think) sewing machines. !?!