How to decorate a bag with your own hands?

A stylish bag is a must-have accessory in every girl's wardrobe. However, it often happens that even the most beloved bag starts to get bored. In this case, there is a simple solution - to think about how you can refresh it. Interesting applications, decoupage, embroidery, ribbons and rhinestones can give a second life to any accessory. How to decorate a bag with your own hands?

If you don't have time to do the decor, but you really want something new, it is quite possible to try to tie a fashionable scarf on your purse. Scarves will harmoniously complement the accessory and become an interesting touch that others will certainly notice:

• Scarves tightly wound around the handle look very nice. This option is suitable for medium handles. Twist the scarf into a tube and wind it around the handle, and tie the ends into knots.

• Another eye catching technique is the side scarf. The model in a contrasting color, tied in a bow, looks good. You can make both a neat little bow and a large fluffy one with drooping ends.

And for girls who have round holes in their bags, designers recommend a completely new version, first tested at Gucci.

• Replaceable straps in a rich color are not a new solution, but relevant. Today, many designers are releasing bags and additional straps so that you can change images.

If your strap attaches to carabiners, then it's time to take it off and try something a little more unusual. Wide belts will be in trend this season, as well as bright contrasting models.

It doesn't matter if your favorite leather bag looks different from the day you bought it. There are several ways to remedy the situation.

Decoupage is a great way to breathe life into leather or leatherette accessories. First, you need to thoroughly clean the entire surface of the bag from dust and dirt.

After that, cut out the necessary parts from decoupage napkins with which you will trim the bag.

Apply decoupage glue to each element with a brush and distribute it evenly. Glue all the pieces into place and leave the purse to dry for about five hours.

When this time has passed, the surface will need to be coated with a special varnish for leather surfaces. After 8-9 hours, the procedure should be repeated.

Cross stitching is an acceptable, but rather long and difficult process. Only those girls who have a lot of free time and patience can try it. Embroidery is suitable exclusively for handbags made of very thin leather. On the other hand, the resulting accessory will look stunning, especially complementing the image in the folk style.

It is quite possible to use beads to decorate leather models. Get a ready-made embroidery template, multi-colored beads, and the result will be a rather attractive accessory. But this method is also suitable only for bags made of thin leather. Thicker models are well decorated with rhinestones. To do this, you will need plain or multi-colored rhinestones and special glue for decoupage.

Fringed decor is not the easiest method, but it's quite possible to try it out:

• Turn the bag inside out, and, stepping back a few millimeters from the seams, make fine markings.
• Apply small divisions of about 1-1.5 cm to the markings, and punch holes in these places with a hole punch.
• After that, it is necessary to crochet the leather tape purchased in advance into the holes.
• It remains only to unscrew the bag again and the new accessory is ready.

One of the simplest methods is stone finishing. You can buy small pebbles and attach them with glue.

A good option is a ready-made ribbon with stones. Several of these ribbons on your bag - and the accessory will sparkle with new colors.

It is a pleasure to decorate textile handbags, because they are very easy to work with. There are more interesting solutions here than with leather models.

The first is stylish embroidery. Patterned embroidery with thick threads looks original. This season will be popular bags embroidered with flowers, shells, fruits, leaves.

In the center or side of the bag, you can also embroider a small pattern or make a beautiful pattern from rhinestones or pebbles.

Denim models look great in combination with various buttons. Every girl probably has a collection of their old buttons that can't be fitted anywhere. Now the solution has been found - sew them in an arbitrary pattern onto a denim bag and you will get an interesting new model.

If you like to draw and paint pictures, it's time to try yourself in handbag painting. For this, both denim models and linen bags are suitable.The paints should be of good quality, preferably acrylic, so that the product can be washed later.

Beginners are advised to use a stencil, and put a sheet of cardboard or a wide book to the wrong side.

A great way to trim a handbag is applique. It's always a safe bet. It is best to choose safe materials such as leather or felt. You can make beautiful voluminous flowers from them, which will be easily attached to the product with the help of glue.

It so happens that the bag looks pretty decent, but the handles leave much to be desired. You should not throw away your favorite product, it is quite easy to update them. If the handles are stitched on, they can be completely replaced, simply by rebuffs from the purse. Purchase new leather straps and sew them on to the garment.

Ring handles are the best option. They can be easily removed from the rings and replaced with a beautiful stylish chain or strap. Another thing is static handles, which cannot be removed or ripped off. In this case, braid, strips of leather or fabric will help. They will have to wrap the entire handle, making a hole at its edge and securing it with a loop.

But summer rag handbags are a real flight for imagination. New wooden handles or hoops will look elegant.

If this is not an option for you, try making the strap yourself. Thick denim will do, as well as linen. Having made such a handle, all that remains is to sew it tightly.

Decorating a simple white handbag is always fun, because you yourself create a personal masterpiece. If applying prints or appliqués is not part of your plans, you can simply update the color. The main disadvantage of white is that it quickly gets dirty and gets unpleasant scuffs that cannot be removed. Purchase a special paint to match your bag and apply it to the item.

Colored bright decoupage looks great on white leather bags. Moreover, these can be not only large flowers. An interesting solution will be unusual geometric shapes, faces, surreal pictures. Contrasting images of birds, animals and trees look perfect.

If you have a white fabric handbag without a pattern, then a great option is to embroider a pattern. Today there are thousands of patterns on sale to help you with your embroidery. Not only threads can be used from materials, small and large buttons, beads, tiny beads will look beneficial.

White bags are perfect for painting with acrylics. Beginner girls can draw voluminous flowers or fruits, and for professionals it is possible to paint whole pictures.

In addition to painting, the product can be finished with a stylish volumetric applique. All you need is scissors, a few pieces of cloth, and glue. You can make flowers or bows from fabric and attach them with glue.

Ribbon embroidery is not just a stylish decoration, it is also a real anti-stress.

To embroider an interesting applique, you need a needle, a sketch with a pattern, satin fabric of the desired colors, and, of course, a textile handbag:

• The first thing to do is to transfer the drawing to the fabric with a crayon or simple pencil. Embroidery of sunflowers looks very interesting on fabric, and it is quite easy to work with.

• Secure the fabric well and start by sewing the stems and leaves. Simple standard stitches will work, but you will need to wrap the ribbon around them when finished. The tape will need to be twisted, otherwise the drawing will turn out to be unrealistic. It is good to use a knitting needle in this matter, it goes well through the fabric and facilitates the process of withdrawing the needle.

• Once you're done with the stems, you can move on to the sunflowers themselves. It will be advisable to start with small flowers, embroidering petals, and then sepals. Large sunflowers require a slightly different tactic. We glue the middle with a paper circle and embroider the petals and sepals.

To achieve volume, embroider the petals in several layers, it is better if there are four of them. Start at the bottom, using a wider tape of a darker color. Apply a second layer on top, between the lower petals. Then add two more rows, and all that remains is to unfasten the paper circle and embroider the middle with a black ribbon in the form of knots. Finally, paint the center petals a darker color.

It is not difficult to master the ribbon embroidery technique on your own. An illustrative example of such work can be seen in the following video: