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“steal the real”: make-it-yourself glitter pouch

02/01/2012

Inspiration: this Kate Spade sparkler known as the Little Gia Pouch. She taunted me from Pinterest and the pages of my favorite magazines, and retailed for $75.

I first spotted this flashy number on Pinterest. My friend Anne pinned it, and soon after posted a simple DIY of her own version on her blog, WobiSobi. I wanted a glitter pouch to call my own!

Being the type A perfectionist I am, I had to find a gold pouch with a gold zipper to get as close as I could to the look and style of the original. When cleaning out my handbags last weekend, I found handfuls of long-lost lipgloss and the perfect gold pouch — the little forgotten travel pouch that came with my Dr. Scholl’s Fast Flats.

Pouch in hand, I headed to the craft store for shimmer supplies. Up close, the Kate Spade pouches have a beautiful texture made up of several sizes and shapes of glitter, so I knew one bottle of sparkle just wouldn’t do. I picked a few different types: a traditional gold glitter made of circles, a confetti-style gold glitter that looked like tiny rectangles, and iridescent fairy dust with itty-bitty gold stars.

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I made a thick paste with the three types of glitter and Mod Podge, and — with my hand inside the pouch — painted the mixture on thickly with a brush on both sides. It took a couple of healthy coats to get the full coverage I wanted, but the entire project took 15 minutes, start-to-finish. I propped the pouch open over a water bottle to dry overnight. Easy peasy, and about $70 saved.

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If you want to recreate this project for yourself, look for cosmetic pouches with metallic or brightly colored zippers. Raid your bathroom cabinets for gift-with-purchase makeup bags from the department store. Mix things up with multi-colored glitter or trade the gold for silver. Happy sparkling!

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  • Lori
    02/06/2015

    Nice work, love the idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Rosalina
    10/12/2014

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts on domain. Regards

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  • Swetlana
    12/19/2013

    Thank you for this wonderful idea! I will definitely try this out. …Due to my lack of patience I am not really good in the DIY business ;) … but the fact that the whole procedure took you only 15 mins made it for me ;)

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  • laneslessons
    07/06/2013

    Not only is this super cute, but I also LOVE your coat! Where is it from?!

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  • restyle: glittered-bow ballet flats | A Pretty Penny
    12/18/2012

    […] using the same glitter glue technique I used to make my Kate Spade-inspired glitter pouch, I made a thick glitter “paint” with Mod Podge and stippled it onto the […]

    Reply
  • everythinginbetween
    08/10/2012

    Love glitter. Love this!!

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  • thundermtfashion
    05/01/2012

    cute!

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  • Amy
    02/07/2012

    Such a great DIY

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  • Megan
    02/06/2012

    I definitely need more glitter in my life and this is such a cute, easy idea! Thanks for sharing :)

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  • aflgirl
    02/06/2012

    So cute! I need to do this.

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  • Linda Z
    02/03/2012

    Great idea!! Cute!

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  • Finally Friday «
    02/03/2012

    […] Mess, Elise shows us how to make your tools look fab! Over at a Pretty Penny, she shared how to make a look-alike Glitter Pouch (so […]

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  • Anne
    02/02/2012

    Looks fantastic!!!

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  • Melina
    02/01/2012

    I am so obsessed with all these glitter DIYs I’ve seen around. Soon everything I own will be covered in glitter! But this pouch is just too cute not to try! ;)

    xx Melina

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  • Valerie
    02/01/2012

    Your pouch came out super cute! Can’t wait to try it!

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  • LindzSilverman
    02/01/2012

    this is an awesome idea! I can see how great it looks in the sun and I definitely want to try it out! I bought flats like this last month and probably could have saved some money by applying this same method.

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  • Alex
    02/01/2012

    How does the pouch fare with the wear and tear? (haha, I totally didn’t mean to rhyme!) Does the glitter stick onto the pouch or does the pouch leave some glitter behind throughout the day?

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  • Anita
    02/01/2012

    wonderfull idea, it works like with heels ;-)

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  • sundaynight
    02/01/2012

    This is way too cute, but I confess, I worry. To quote Dmitri Martin, “Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.” Tell the truth, was the glitter all over when you carried it around? I might have fear of glitter because I have a 2.5 year old and a 6 year old… =)

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    • crisaquarius24@gmail.com
      sundaynight
      03/23/2015

      ITs not an issue when you use modpodge mixture, and if you coat it with a clear coat product of your choice it will seal it. A layer of modge podge can do as well as a layer of spray clear coat. There is a flexible one they sell at Michaels.

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