A vintage bag from a local thrift store with vintage jewel and crafts ornamentation.
The Be Jeweled Collection of Handbags and Accessories is the marriage of vintage handbags and vintage costume jewelry. In addition, the collection has hand applied ornamentation, each piece is one-of-a-kind, as well as great looking.
I am a collector. For many years I have accumulated vintage pocketbooks, jewelry, hats and other knick-knacks. Lately, I have decided to streamline and consolidate my collections.
Creating Works of Art As a result, I am using them to create works of art whenever possible. In a previous post I describe how an entire ensemble can grow from a Bling It! combination of a vintage purse and vintage necklace. It is the inspiration for all the Be Jeweled Handbags that follow. Black patent basic bag blinged for fun and excitement. This purse is the first creation in the Be Jeweled Collection.
HOW I PAIR BAGS AND ORNAMENTATION
The pairing process of bags and ornamentation is spontaneous and intuitive. I have so many of each component that I don’t know how else I would combine them or which would inspire what any other way.
Ornamentation StorageRainbow colored 8-drawer taboret from Michaels.
My ornaments are kept in a rainbow plastic taboret from Michael’s. In fact, I don’t know how I would store all my ornaments without it.
I store all kinds of ornaments here. Actually there are colorful buttons, pins, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and individual beads or parts from broken items.
In spite of my desire to keep these things organized, it is difficult to do so. But at least it is neat. The third drawer is all full of earrings. So at least that is one orderly drawer.
Pocketbooks Display and Storage
There are a variety of homes for my pocket book collection. Some are hung on the wall. I display others on a DVD shelving unit while others need to be temporarily stored in the closet. They do get very dusty when I leave them out for display. So I have to prep them with a good dusting before I decorate them. This is actually a bit of a nuisance. But the results are truly worth it. Handbags displayed on the wall with a Bill Blass tablecloth background. Bag on left decorated with a necklace, middle decorated with an acrylic floral pin, and right decorated with my favorite colorful acrylic Confetti brand buttons.
