A cigar box purse or handbag is a unique fashion accessory with a touch of old world charm.

>existing in the photograph or artwork. Or if
you’re particularly creative, you could even
There’s an unmistakable charm about a cigarmake the purse or handbag yourself.
box purse or handbag. Neat, petite and elegant, andMaking your own cigar box purse or handbag.
decorated with romantic, quaint and quirky imagesIt’s very simple to make a cigar box purse or
from a bygone era, these design gems are becominghandbag yourself, and you’ll have the
increasingly sought after fashion accessories. You cansatisfaction of having something which is absolutely
buy cigar box purses and handbags made from realunique. A handbag or purse you’ve made
cigar boxes, or they can be decorated with justyourself also makes a lovely gift for someone special.
about any image you can imagine, including classicYou can buy a simple wooden box, or a real cigar
movie stars, fashion photographs, dancers, animals,box if you can find one, some paint and lacquer, and
flowers or abstract designs. If you shop aroundthe hinges, corners, handle and clasp from purse
online, you’ll find a huge range of cigar boxhardware suppliers which you’ll find online. Of
purses and handbags, many of them uniquelycourse, you’ll also need a photograph or piece
designed and sold by the artist who created them.of artwork to use on the box. Choosing an image, a
You can even have a cigar box purse or handbagcolor scheme and purse hardware pieces which work
custom made using a favorite image of a pet, atogether artistically is great fun, and very satisfying
special place, person or thing, or perhaps a cherishedwhen it all comes together. It’s a very simple
old photograph of a great aunt or grandmother takenjob to paint the box, glue on the image, cover the
in a bygone era. Any image is suitable, so long aswhole thing with a few coats of lacquer, then attach
it’s your own, and there is no copyrightall of the purse hardware components.