A Couple New Hobbies For People Looking To Make A Few Extra Bucks.
Jul 29th, 2009 Posted in Handbags | no comment »Times are tough in a weak economy. In order to conserve their spending money, more and more people are looking for pastimes that don’t cost a lot of money. One interesting new hobby involves the use of cigar boxes as the basis for a fashion accessory. It is the cigar box purse. Cigar box purses are uniquely created fashion accessories that make you stand out in a crowd. They draw attention to you and show off your creative and vivacious personality.
These purses are catching on in trendy places like big cities. It is really nice to see something so simple that is usually thrown out in the trash turned into a beautiful fashion accessory. The idea is pretty simple. Take an empty cigar box and decorate it with ribbons, photographs, fabric and beads. Add decorative hardware like fabric lining, brass latches and bamboo handles and you have got yourself a unique little handbag. There is a significant difference between crafting a purse and designing one. It is easy to design one. It is more difficult to build a quality purse.
The handbags are made from wood or paper covered wood and lined with a coordinating fabric. They also include a vanity mirror for the ladies. These boxes can sell for as much as two hundred dollars depending on the rarity of the box and the design concept. You can make each and every bag a unique one. Some people like to start with the same basic box style and just change the end result by using different handles, fabric or photographs.
Use your imagination. Cigar box purses aren’t the only kind of handmade purse you can create by yourself. Find yourself some quality synthetic fabric and you can fasten yourself all kinds of different bags for every occasion. You can make yourself a durable over the shoulder sling bag for those times when you’ve got a lot of stuff to carry. You could make yourself a sparkling clutch purse for those occasions when you need to wear that sexy black cocktail dress.
How about crafting your own personal coin purse or cosmetic bag. You can create a variety of stylish accessories that other women are bound to ask you about. They will whisper about how you always seem to have a different one every time they see you.
Hobbies can be enjoyable whether you do them by yourself or with a group of friends. Get a small group of friends together or just one other person. Enjoy each others company while being productive instead of just going going to the mall. These days it seems we need to find more and more ways of having fun together without spending a ton of money. Building your own assortment of handmade handbags is a perfect opportunity for that.
