DIY Lucite Clutch

Lucite clutches were all over every street style blog after this past fashion week.  (I pinned a few of my favorites, here.)  I knew of course, that I needed to have one… but if you break down the components, a lucite clutch actually looks quite similar to the acrylic boxes sold in home goods stores to store bathroom necessities and such.  All you need is some fun hardware, to dress it up however you please.  I was feeling floral, but the sky’s the limit in terms of what you can do with it.

You’ll need:

Start by using your bolt cutters to cut the metal stem off of your drawer pull.  Get as close as you possibly can to the base of the pull.

Apply a large dollop of your E600 glue to the base of the pull…

And adhere the pull to the box.  (If you aren’t sure that you can eyeball it, measure the center of the box.)  Press firmly for about 30 seconds, and allow to dry overnight (preferably outdoors or in a well-ventilated space.)

 

Next, glue on your catch…

And your clutch is complete!  To give a neater look, I recommend putting your essentials in a pouch inside the clutch… no need to show the world everything inside your bag!

P.S.  I did a little Mara Hoffman inspired DIY project for Refinery 29.  Check it out here!

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  1. Natasha Fatah:

    Ridiculously genius!
    xoxo
    http://www.natashafatah.blogspot.com

    4.9.12 Reply
  2. Tereza:

    This clutch s really cool, I love it so so much.

    P.S. Enter my awesome international giveawayhttp://drastic-plastic-fantastic-plastic.blogspot.com/2012/04/easter-international-giveaway.html

    4.9.12 Reply
  3. AvgGirlsGuide:

    So smart!!! Love the flower you selected, too! 

    4.9.12 Reply
  4. Natalie:

    wow such a good idea!! love this!! http://www.fashionifancy.com

    4.9.12 Reply
  5. My Dressy Ways:

    I love it Grace! 

    4.9.12 Reply
  6. Becca Atwood:

    Really cool! One of my favorite DIY projects.

    4.9.12 Reply
  7. Liz {Sequins & Stripes}:

    Your creative mind is amazing! I would never have thought about the details of this, but it came out perfectly!

    4.9.12 Reply
  8. kuti:

    waow coool.. nice idea.. i love that clutch <3

    kuti 
    http://ishootstyle.blogspot.com

    4.9.12 Reply
  9. Denise Atwood:

    love it!!!

    4.9.12 Reply
  10. Julia Rosinus:

    Um I NEED to make this — and I actually think I could!! Loving your DIYs as usual and can’t wait to catch up over coffee today! xo

    4.9.12 Reply
  11. Jasmine // Web Haute Jas:

    truely amazing! i love this!!!

    4.9.12 Reply
  12. Jen@redsolesandredwine:

    Amazing, i love this!

    4.9.12 Reply
  13. Erika Nolan:

    So adorable…must do it!  Love it..
    xo
    E
    http://www.urbanchiqueness.com

    4.9.12 Reply
  14. RealGirlGlam:

    So creative… and simple! Love the look of the little bag inside!

    4.9.12 Reply
  15. Sarah Sequins:

    Cute! I’d love to do a painted one — I’ve heard that if you heat-set acrylic paint on plexi, it’s pretty durable. 🙂

    4.9.12 Reply
  16. helenazurow:

    Love it! It´s so much fun to create clutches but to be honest, I rarely have the chance to use them in my daily life XD still, this doesn´t stop me from DIYing them lol

    just diyed a versace ss2012 inspired shell clutch, this is my blog
    http://hactoryz.blogspot.de/

    btw, your blog is such an inspiration, looking forward to all future projects 🙂

    4.9.12 Reply
  17. Megan Zietz:

    i love this, i’d def. try this.

    4.9.12 Reply
  18. Alexa:

    OMG Grace that is amazing. Looks so professional!

    4.9.12 Reply
  19. Laura Bergin:

    Wow that’s gorgeous! I love the flower!

    Laura xo

    4.9.12 Reply
  20. nancy @ adore to adorn:

    what a great idea! You definitely made that feel accessible and easy! BTW, loved your feature on R29…congrats!
    xo,
    nancy

    4.9.12 Reply
  21. Sarah:

    Ahhh this is soo cool! I agree that it needs to have a little bag (or SOMETHING not see through) inside though… I can think of a million reasons as to why but I think they’re pretty obvious.

    4.9.12 Reply
  22. cherylpisha:

    This is fantastic!!!  I will be trying it for sure.  Thanks for the tutorial. 🙂

    4.9.12 Reply
  23. Bettina:

    Wow Grace, this one was so out of the box, I’ve never seen a DIY quite like this one. Love it! Even without using it as a clutch, adding the hardware makes it an even prettier case to store pretty things! 

    4.9.12 Reply
  24. Frankie hearts fashion:

    How fun is this?! Love the flower on top! xo

    4.9.12 Reply
  25. Hira Ahmad:

    This is SUPER AWESOME!
    hiraschaos.blogspot.com

    4.9.12 Reply
  26. Tamra Sanford:

    I learned 2 fab things from this post, lucite clutches are the it bag and how to make them!  Man, I really need to crawl out of my work hole and walk around.  Loving me some lucite!

    4.9.12 Reply
  27. Paige:

    This is really great! i love it! 
    http://girlwiththeskullscarf.blogspot.co.uk/ 

    4.10.12 Reply
  28. BmoreLoveLeigh:

    This is absolutely incredible.  I need to make this stat!!

    4.10.12 Reply
  29. so anthro:

    Literally obsessed. Cannot wait to make this. Amazing job Grace!!

    4.11.12 Reply
  30. Jordan - Queen of LA:

    so cool. i love the idea of putting all your stuff inside a little makeup bag – its two bags in one!

    4.17.12 Reply
  31. Rengurl:

    when Lucite clutches were popular in the 40’s, women would line them with scarves that matched their outfit!

    10.18.12 Reply
  32. Tiffany:

    Wow. I just came to this tutorial from Luella and June. I am obsessed with this DIY! It’s toooooooo good. I’ve been drooling over those way out of my budget lucite clutches for ever! Thank you so much for this.

    11.7.12 Reply
  33. Chic 'n Cheap Living:

    You just plain rock. Brilliant and easy DIY. I’m going to have to try this soon!

    xoxo,
    Chic ‘n Cheap Living

    3.5.13 Reply
  34. Jessie Springer:

    I’m ordering the supplies for this project today! I just hope mine turns out as great as yours!

    jessie

    jessieholmesspringer.com

    3.5.13 Reply
  35. Cathleen:

    I made this, and I love it! Thanks for the DIY.

    3.19.13 Reply
  36. Emily:

    Grace, I gave this clutch a try and am so pleased with how it turned out! Thank you for the directions! I’d love it if you would check out mine: http://www.flyover-fashion.com/diy-lucite-clutch/

    Emily

    5.13.13 Reply