It's cold outside. I don't want to go anywhere. All I want to do is eat sugary goodness. So I did that. But I still had some spare time on my hands during my hibernation, so I decided to use the wrappers from my extreme Starburst candy gluttony to make an envelope clutch. The clutch turned out pretty nice, but I'm actually more proud that I constructed something productive out of 75ish candies that I ate over the course of a month!
What I used: Starburst wrappers and duct tape (substitute duct tape for fabric and glue, if you're fancy like that)
1. Lay out strips of duct tape (or fabric) to be 2.5 times more than the width you want your clutch to be so there's enough space to fold it into a bag shape with a closure later.
2. Stick Starburst wrappers on it. I decided to try for a pattern where I alternated between rotating the wrappers length-wise and width-wise. Patterned colours could look pretty awesome too!
Make sure you leave a bit of space around the sides so you can seal up your bag later.
3. Fold your "bag" into its rightful shape, leaving enough extra material at the top for the closure flap.
4. Using glue or the excess duct tape, seal the sides up my folding inwards to hide any messy wrapper edges.
5. To get this raised triangular envelope seal shape, fold the upper flap of your bag into a triangular shape inwards, then secure that in place.
6. Use the clutch.
I think I'll use this once the weather here thaws out, even though these cheery colours would be perfect for scaring away winter monotony. I don't think candy wrappers can withstand the durability test in the snow!
For a more in-depth guide on how to construct the shape of the clutch, check out my
duct tape clutch guide.
And check out the
finished product out on the streets!
