Make a Trashcycled Hermes Birkin Bag
11 July 2009
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by heather
Appalled at the world's most expensive handbag, the Hermes Birkin, Craftster brainybee was inspired to make "a decent copy out of garbage." She cut up an old catalog, glued squares of it to some newspaper, and then ironed adhesive vinyl on the front. She lined it with scrap satin, and made faux crocodile out of painted duct tape. She also added a trash-picked lock for hardware, and upholstery tacks for "feet." Save $199,998.00 and make it yourself. [click here for project info]
Here's a photo of an original crocodile skin Hermes Birkin bag.
Project Estimate:
- Old catalog, on hand
- Clear contact paper, $1
- Interfacing, on hand
- Scrap fabric for lining, on hand
- Duct tape, on hand or $1
- Lock, on hand or $1
- Upholstery tacks, $1
Total: $2 and up
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Wow, that looks really posh! Never saw that coming…it looks so great :D
I think the handmade one is so much prettier
I agree with v cv. I would spend for the crafty one first. Just goes to prove designers have nothing on crafters. (Chuckle)
Really neat! I like yours so much better!
That is so awesome! I am going to try to make some…. But I’m curious, how well does it hold up?
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