This is amazing. I love the personalized look. Rock that bag, girl!I’m not sure if this is considered a “hack” but here goes! This Damier Azur Speedy 30 was given to me back in 2009. It originally had the vachetta leather trim and handles. This was the 1st LV bag that I ever owned. I’m new to the LV game and I knew absolutely NOTHING about caring for vachetta leather. Needless to say I trashed the handles and no amount of cleaning that I tried made any difference. I packed her away and never used it again. I was recently inspired by the Monogram bags with black leather trim so I just said “what the hell”! It wasn’t like I was using the bag anyway. I’m pretty artistic and I also am a self taught nail tech so I have very steady hands. I painted all the trim black with acrylic leather paint and used a satin finish as a top coat. I wanted them to be just a little shiny buuuuuut it came out way shinier than I expectedI then printed an enlarged LV symbol from the internet and traced it onto the bag. I used the same paint and I am sooooooooo pleased with how it came out (besides the shiny black that is). I only painted one side, but I think I want to do something to the other side. Maybe a “racing stripe” down the center of the other side with my initials? I don’t know...what do you ladies think?
Do you think that’ll be too much? I’m thinking it’ll give me the option of wearing either side and it would be like having 2 bags instead of one. All suggestions are welcomed
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DE Mini PA worn as a belt bag. Cannot wait for warmer weather.
Dauphine chain and another random chain on my PM.
Do any Noe Pouch owners have some crossbody or hand-held mods that don't involve invasive surgery? I'm hoping to avoid poking holes in the lining!
I didn’t poke holes in mine. Purchased D rings at Joanne’s Fabric store then used two pliers to pull them open and slip through existing holes.
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My Noe BB with a Melie strap, Mcraftleather strap keeper and luggage tag. 
It’s not the most innovative hack but I recently converted my Looping MM and GM to crossbody bags. I used an MCraft Leather strap for the GM and I purchased a monogram strap for the MM. I will probably alternate the straps as on both bags depending on my feelings for the day.
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Thank you for your tricks! Love the electrical tape idea and the heat gun idea!Thank you! I’d be happy if they periodically threw a couple bags my way as payment!
What took me the longest was really taping off the areas of purse that I didn’t want paint to get on. I used that black electrical tape instead of masking tape or freezer tape. It stuck the best, has a decent amount of stretch so taping around any odd shaped areas was fairly easy. Any of the adhesive that may have stuck to the purse after removing the tape was easily removed with a q-tip and rubbing alcohol. It didn’t damage the canvas in any way. If I had to guesstimate how long the piping took me I’d say maybe 5 minutes to paint and I used a heat gun for a few minutes in between coats. I bought this heat gun from Walmart for about $25! In total I’d say 30-45 minutes and I did 4 layers of paint. To seal the paint I used Angelus Matte Leather finisher. I used Angelus paints as well. I ordered them from Michael’s.
I’m actually working on updating another older bag that was stained. I lost the pictures that I took before I started tho
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