Felt Handbag/Purse Mirror Pouch

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  Step 1

  You will need 2 contrasting colours of felt, a small vanity mirror or lip-gloss, ribbon, charm, needle and embroidery thread (floss) in matching colours, button or embelishment, pop-button (snap fastener), fabric glue (I used Copydex) scissors, pencil and a ruler. I show a butterfly embelishment here, but I changed my mind half way through - contrary creature that I am!)

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  Step 2

  Begin by measuring and cutting a strip of felt about 2 and a half times the length and about a cm wider than your mirror/lip-gloss.

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  Step 3

  Fold and crease the felt so you can see how the shape will be an 'envelope' to fit the item.

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  Step 4

  Cut 3 pieces of contrasting felt that fit inside the 3 shapes of your folds making sure you make them about 0.5cm narrower and 0.5cm shorter than the shape. (see pic!) Stick these equally onto the strip with fabric glue - don't use too much as it soaks through the felt. This helps to stiffen and strengthen the shape.

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  Step 5

  Before sewing up the sides of the envelope, sew on your pop-button to the upper an lower flap using contrasting embroidery thread as this is stronger (I split my thread into 3 strands to make it easier to thread onto a smaller needle) Use neat, chunky stitches to hold the buttong securely and don't worry about stitching showing through the upper flap as these will be covered by an embelishment on the outside!

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  Step 6

  Before sewing up your sides, attach your charm to some fine ribbon and pin inside the seam you will sew up. I used some cute handbag charms that I rescued from a broken bracelet (I throw nothing away - you never know what its incarnation in its next craft-life might be!)

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  Step 7

  Now sew neatly up each side of the bottom sections of the envelope to create the pouch - you can use matching or contrasting embroidery thread and plain or blanket stitch look well! I always start at the bottom fold and work upwards so that I can over stitch at the top of the opening join, as this makes it stronger when your mirror is taken in and out of the pouch. As you can see, the stiching for the pop-button is visible on the outside flap, so covering this up is the next step...

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  Step 8

  Now cut some flower shapes (or hearts, crcles etc!)to embelish your pouch. To cover the stiching from the pop-button on the outside flap, I cut a flower shape from the same colour felt as the inside of my pouch and sewed on a little yellow button as the centre before sticking it neatly over the pop-button stiches. Cut some more flower shapes (full, half or corner shapes work well) to glue on the front and don't forget the back of the pouch too!

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  Step 9

  Once your glue is dry, you can add your mirror...

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  Step 10

  ...and then you will need to make another because you will want to keep it for yourself!

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  Step 11

  This one I gave a scalloped edge and a flower button. I sewed the scalloped edge in the same stiching to give it continuity ...

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  Step 12

  3 finished pouches. The red and black one is my favourite so that might be my gift to me!!

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  Step 13

  Contents of the open pouches!

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PJ · Avondale, Arizona, US · 96 projects 19th July 2011

These are very cute.Sorry I have not sent you a card or something.I feel so bad.I have been very sick off n on, most of the time I cant do any thing at all.Every now n then I am able to do a little something.I love unseeing felt.I buy a lot of it..smile.

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bOinG-BoInG!!! 1st September 2010

relly cute and easy i will definatly make one

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Zie Madini · Kuching, Sarawak, MY · 11 projects 5th February 2010

Its really cute, dear. nice work. DEFINITELY will try making it TQ

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Ria S. · Hinckley, England, GB · 10 projects 15th December 2009

Thank you for your lovely comments!

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Brenda D. · Netherlands Antilles, NL · 14 projects 13th December 2009

Those are very cute, simple to make, and also suitable for people without a sewing machine ( I have one). love it!

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melissa35 m. 10th December 2009

how fun is it making these puoches

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Carley Mouse · San Diego, California, US · 26 projects 8th December 2009

LOVE these!

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