Glammed Up Dollar Store Purses

Back in January, I featured my Petal Purse Adorned with a Vintage Brooch. Obsessed, er, inspired to create some more, I came up with two variations to the original design. The magenta bag, minus the black trim, brooch, and white lace, gives you an idea what the purses looked like prior to being dressed up.

With my trusty glue gun, I secured the black trim under the denim band and added a costume jewelry brooch.

The finishing touch was adding the white lace trim as an underskirt. Happy sigh! I love the combination of the bright, bold colors with the delicate lace.

For this whimsical purse, I used a gauzy trim with a beaded edge. 

Starting at the bottom, I wrapped the bag with rows of the trim and added the black finishing trim across the denim band. 

All of the trim and lace were purchased as clearance remnants, usually for no more than a dollar an assorted bag.

Here's a preview of the next purse creation:

They didn't have the same kind of bag I used before, but I found this one at the Dollar Tree. It came with a glued on fabric flower, but the adhesive wasn't on very well. I may borrow their idea and glue more fabric flowers all over the bag or use these pink flower petals from Target's Dollar Spot. 

More glammed up purses soon to come!!!