Paper plates are a staple in any craft kit. The plain cardboard generic brands work best as they are thin and have no plastic coating on them. Hopeless for putting food on but brilliant for drawing, gluing, cutting, stapling and painting. Decorating is purely optional. If you are making this for a boy and wish to ‘man it up’ a little, tie it around their waist for a bum bag. (US readers, I think you call them ‘Fanny Bags’, but we don’t here in Australia – I’ll spare you the explanation. Google it if you’re curious)
Paper Plate Handbags are easy to make, all you need is 2 plates, a stapler and some ribbon or string. Decorating is entirely up to you. The plates pictured below have a coat of acrylic applied first. For a quick and easy project, leave the plates plain then children can decorate the finished bags with stickers, markers, crayons etc.
Click here for full instructions (Simple Bag)
Click here for full instructions (Pdf)
*Much cheaper than the real thing, AND you can barely tell the difference! Although, like the genuine article, try not to get it wet….
More of my paper plate crafts:
Easter Suncatcher
Paper Plate Basket
3D Opera House
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so cute purses………. Thanx a lot for this great idea…. I made this for my primary school craft exhibition. My kids liked it very much. They enjoyed making it…
Thanks for sharing! My daughter and I had fun making these.
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Thanks so much for sharing! I know me and my daughter will have fun making these! They’re so fun and neat
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what a cute project! my daughter would love this
Thanks for linking up to scrappy saturdays last weekend, come on back and link up again!
Candace
Aw, this is adorable. I host a weekly craft time at my local library and this project would be such a success!!
We call them “fanny packs” (at least in TX we do), but they can also be called murses, man bags, satchels (like Indiana Jones), and other names.
PS: Now I have to go look up fanny bags.
PPS: Great idea on using paper plates!
No way. So creative. Love the LV knockoff.
I would love for you to share this over on my mommy solution meme.
http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2011/10/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-13/
What a cute take on a classic! Thanks for linking to Things I’ve Done Thursday!
Melanie
bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com
These are so clever, the funnest way to use a paper plate i’ve seen. I’m now following you on GFC.
These look like so much fun! They would be perfect as a party favor!
What a really great idea – they all look so lovely. Thank you for sharing them.
Very clever!! How cute. Love the plaid one.
Great tutorial! i love it, thanks for sharing.
this is so cute. Came from Little Cupcakes blog hop! {:-Deb
Hee hee how cute!
Thank you so much for linking up to my Make Yourself Monday blog hop!
Jamie
For Love of Cupcakes
What a clever idea!!
Coming from the Homemaker on a Dime link party!
I am constantly amazed with your creativity! This is just brilliant!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
What a smart and fun craft to do with kids! So creative. I have a linky party opening later tonight, I’d love for you to stop by and share this : etcetorize.blogspot.com ~
what a lovely and smart idea, i like those handbags!!!! thank you for this great recycling project again with a perfect fantastic turtuial;-D
thanks…those are so cute…and great to teach younger or handicapped students.. They will love doing these~…Monna from indiana