The Hip Handbag Book: "25 Easy-to-Make Totes, Purses, and Bags"

by Sherri Haab

Tweens and teens will love this guide to making 25 unique, fabulous purses-all presented with easy-to-follow steps and cool illustrations! The projects use a range of unconventional, inexpensive materials, all easily obtainable, including contact paper, felt, old blue jeans, shoelaces, and place mats. Purses are quick and easy to make, some requiring only tape and a hole punch, others a simple sewing stitch easy for this age to master. Full-color photographs of the finished projects are included.

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Ligaya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Girl-teen focused book that shows you how to "make" very disposable bags. I have "make" in quotation marks because some directions, like the Pretty in Pink Cosmetic Bag Purse have in the "what you need" list a small pink cosmetic bag, for the Canvas Bag with Iron-On start with a small canvas tote bag, for the Cookie Bag Purse first get a cookie bag, etc...

This little book could inspire you to make something beyond what is presented here or frustrate you because of how cheap your creation looks if you follow the directions! Beware!

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting ways to create handbags. [Only one (beach bag) in plastic canvas.]

[Lesli · Rating 3 out of 5]

25 projects. Kid Oriented. No sew or "low sew." This would probably be perfect for a Girl Scout meeting or weekend camp. In book templates instead of pull out patterns.

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

The bags in this book are not cute.