Canvas Pouch Makeover | Tutorial

Move over boring tote!

Refashion a ready made canvas pouch into a swanky tote by stitching on a few metal beads and strapping it with chains and tassels. 

Customize it - and coordinate gems, crystals and chain to suit your fashion style.  

For this DIY, I used a Black Canvas Pouch By Imagin8 from Michaels Craft Store and picked up some chain and metal beads to go with it.   

Choose embellishments and sew on your statement beads in a whimsical pattern

Unlink or cut two types of chain and dart them into a drape design to stay put securely and not flounce around

Every zipper pull needs a point of interest, and this ready made loop was easy to unlink and fasten chain to

For some added dazzle, take a similar bead and attach a tassel by using a head pin looped at each end to fasten the bead to the chain

And there you have it!   A not so boring tote and a quick makeover.

~ Tala