A year ago I tried a Martha Stewart craft I had seen here, whereby straw baskets were spray-painted silver. I tried it on a purse I had owned since I was a teenager. It was a nice summer bag, but a little boring and I hardly used it anymore.
I dumped left-over white paint in a narrow container (wide enough to fit the purse though), and dipped the purse in. I also ran a needle threaded with white raffia through the top to make a running stitch border (another Martha idea). I hung the purse outdoors while it drip-dried over the paint pan.
I used the purse a lot this summer, proving that sometimes a little makeover makes an object fresh and desirable again.
Filed under: fashion, she's crafty
