DIY Monogram Straw Clutch

Good morning friends! We are on week two of our beach time and loving every minute.  I always forget how hectic things are down at the beach and haven’t had much time to check in here. I sure love these beach days, and I know we will be back into our routine very soon. School starts in a short THREE weeks.

But let’s hold on to summer as long as possible mmmmkay?

That said, I have a fun summer project I want to share with you today. Have you seen the cute monogram straw clutches and totes that people have been posting lately? As soon as I saw one, I knew I wanted to try a DIY! So I found a straw clutch for a couple bucks at the thrift store and made one.

Here’s how:

DIY Monogram Straw Clutch Tutorial 

1. Find a straw clutch or tote. As I mentioned, I found this one for a couple bucks. 
2. Using painters tape, tape off the bottom and top areas to paint. I just eyeballed the area to keep blank  where the monogram will go. 
   
3. OK, now you are ready to paint. Be sure to stick newspaper or a brown grocery bag between the layers so the paint doesn’t seep through. For mine, I used regular black acrylic paint that I had on hand and a cheap foam paintbrush. 4. Once that dries, you can add your monogram stencil. Of course, you can purchase a stencil to do this project… but I made my own! For my stencil, I used a Word document and created my monogram using the block letter feature (to save ink) and Times New Roman font. After I printed out the monogram, I just used small scissors to cut the monogram inverted creating a simple stencil from regular printer paper. 

5. To paint, I just placed the paper stencil in the blank area between the painted lines and blotted the paint brush over the paper on to the clutch. 

BLACK MAXI DRESS    |    HAT    |     CLUTCH    |   SANDALS   |    SUNGLASSES

This dress has become my go-to road trip dress! Super comfy, with pockets and can be on your front door in two days! And if you love the look of this clutch but are not a DIY girl, this Etsy store has lots of cute options! 

What do you think? Is this something you will try? It really was a pretty easy project and I love the classic black, the stripe and the monogram! I think this would be a really cute way to personalize a canvas tote or even a makeup bag.

Happy crafting!

xoxo-

Heather