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I wanted to share my rehab and "upgrade" of a very abused Basic Bag I bought off ebay.
Here she is before:
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I did the normal rehab routine and that did a lot, however, she was missing a leather strip on her wristlet piece:
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After seeing a tutorial on how to make your own leather tassels, I got creative with some of the Tandy leather fringe I had ordered:
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I braided a center section and added two side strips. Since this attached to the plastic piece, I should be able to remove it later. I will probably replace it with dark brown in the future for a more subtle contrast.

I made her matching tassel to coordinate:
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And here she is now:
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I still want to work with her leather a bit, but I am happy with her and have carried her a few times now. A big thank you to thrift-aholic for the heads up on the tutorial!
 
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Porter4 said:
I wanted to share my rehab and "upgrade" of a very abused Basic Bag I bought off ebay.
Here she is before:
IMG_3773.jpg


I did the normal rehab routine and that did a lot, however, she was missing a leather strip on her wristlet piece:
IMG_3737.jpg


After seeing a tutorial on how to make your own leather tassels, I got creative with some of the Tandy leather fringe I had ordered:
untitled2of4_zps92a72003.jpg

I braided a center section and added two side strips. Since this attached to the plastic piece, I should be able to remove it later. I will probably replace it with dark brown in the future for a more subtle contrast.

I made her matching tassel to coordinate:
untitled3of4_zps86b04bbe.jpg


And here she is now:
untitled4of4_zps8cf747fc.jpg


I still want to work with her leather a bit, but I am happy with her and have carried her a few times now. A big thank you to thrift-aholic for the heads up on the tutorial!
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Wow! I love that tassel! I had one that had some of the metal exposed. I just painted over it. I never thought about wrapping it. What a great idea!
 
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#7,369
Porter4 said:
I wanted to share my rehab and "upgrade" of a very abused Basic Bag I bought off ebay.
Here she is before:
IMG_3773.jpg


I did the normal rehab routine and that did a lot, however, she was missing a leather strip on her wristlet piece:
IMG_3737.jpg


After seeing a tutorial on how to make your own leather tassels, I got creative with some of the Tandy leather fringe I had ordered:
untitled2of4_zps92a72003.jpg

I braided a center section and added two side strips. Since this attached to the plastic piece, I should be able to remove it later. I will probably replace it with dark brown in the future for a more subtle contrast.

I made her matching tassel to coordinate:
untitled3of4_zps86b04bbe.jpg


And here she is now:
untitled4of4_zps8cf747fc.jpg


I still want to work with her leather a bit, but I am happy with her and have carried her a few times now. A big thank you to thrift-aholic for the heads up on the tutorial!
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Love the tassel and the coverup, its super cute and the color goes well.... Well done!
 
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whateve said:
Quite a challenge! I can hardly wait to see what you do with it!
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Me too!!!
I have a pretty good product for scratches. Not sure how it will perform at the bottom of the bag, scratches look pretty deep, but last time I rehabbed a heavily scratched bag (the sidepack) after a good bath and a couple coats of it, it was already much better!
I use Justin's conditioner, its meant for horse saddles and cowboy boots.
Ill post a photo when I get my rehab kit out again :)
 
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Porter4 said:
I wanted to share my rehab and "upgrade" of a very abused Basic Bag I bought off ebay.
Here she is before:
IMG_3773.jpg


I did the normal rehab routine and that did a lot, however, she was missing a leather strip on her wristlet piece:
IMG_3737.jpg


After seeing a tutorial on how to make your own leather tassels, I got creative with some of the Tandy leather fringe I had ordered:
untitled2of4_zps92a72003.jpg

I braided a center section and added two side strips. Since this attached to the plastic piece, I should be able to remove it later. I will probably replace it with dark brown in the future for a more subtle contrast.

I made her matching tassel to coordinate:
untitled3of4_zps86b04bbe.jpg


And here she is now:
untitled4of4_zps8cf747fc.jpg


I still want to work with her leather a bit, but I am happy with her and have carried her a few times now. A big thank you to thrift-aholic for the heads up on the tutorial!
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Excellent job--love the blue!
 
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Porter4 said:
I wanted to share my rehab and "upgrade" of a very abused Basic Bag I bought off ebay.
Here she is before:
IMG_3773.jpg


I did the normal rehab routine and that did a lot, however, she was missing a leather strip on her wristlet piece:
IMG_3737.jpg


After seeing a tutorial on how to make your own leather tassels, I got creative with some of the Tandy leather fringe I had ordered:
untitled2of4_zps92a72003.jpg

I braided a center section and added two side strips. Since this attached to the plastic piece, I should be able to remove it later. I will probably replace it with dark brown in the future for a more subtle contrast.

I made her matching tassel to coordinate:
untitled3of4_zps86b04bbe.jpg


And here she is now:
untitled4of4_zps8cf747fc.jpg


I still want to work with her leather a bit, but I am happy with her and have carried her a few times now. A big thank you to thrift-aholic for the heads up on the tutorial!
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aw, i want that tassle! hihi, makes me smile today. thanks too, Porter4.
 
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Jessi319 said:
The Chester is GREAT! A much better size and still so cute!
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So now I can't get that parchment Willis-lol! I wish the strap was a wee bit longer, I like LONG crossbody straps, but otherwise I'm pretty happy.

JOODLZ said:
Her twin lives with me...rehabbed mine last spring...beautiful and roomy bag! Still have trouble referring to Chester as a "she" LOL.

And of course, I love, love, love the purple nail polish!
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Thanks! Did you ever work on that lilac duffle? That was you, correct?

whateve said:
Thank you. She is perfect. I like how you have dolled her up with tassels! I hope you find another bag to experiment on!
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I think I can make the tassels look a little nicer, I just sorta stuck them on there and snapped a picture, but I am pretty happy with the bag. Whoever had her all these years didn't use her and stored her carefully.
 
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Porter4 said:
I wanted to share my rehab and "upgrade" of a very abused Basic Bag I bought off ebay.
Here she is before:
IMG_3773.jpg


I did the normal rehab routine and that did a lot, however, she was missing a leather strip on her wristlet piece:
IMG_3737.jpg


After seeing a tutorial on how to make your own leather tassels, I got creative with some of the Tandy leather fringe I had ordered:
untitled2of4_zps92a72003.jpg

I braided a center section and added two side strips. Since this attached to the plastic piece, I should be able to remove it later. I will probably replace it with dark brown in the future for a more subtle contrast.

I made her matching tassel to coordinate:
untitled3of4_zps86b04bbe.jpg


And here she is now:
untitled4of4_zps8cf747fc.jpg


I still want to work with her leather a bit, but I am happy with her and have carried her a few times now. A big thank you to thrift-aholic for the heads up on the tutorial!
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That came out great! I have found instructions for making tassels but they all involve cutting the leather and I don't think I have the coordination to cut that straight! Where did you find your tutorial?
 
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ledobe said:
That came out great! I have found instructions for making tassels but they all involve cutting the leather and I don't think I have the coordination to cut that straight! Where did you find your tutorial?
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Thanks!
Here is the tutorial I used: http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-tassel-bag-charm/

I have also looked at this one though: http://betsyrosspatterns.blogspot.com/2008/04/leather-tassel-tutorial-and-small-rant.html

I bought leather fringe strip so the only cutting was to make the tab to thread the ball chain through. I just bought some in hot pink off ebay tonight and plan on getting more creative with my tassels in the future :smile1:
 
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Porter4 said:
Thanks!
Here is the tutorial I used: http://honestlywtf.com/diy/diy-tassel-bag-charm/

I have also looked at this one though: http://betsyrosspatterns.blogspot.com/2008/04/leather-tassel-tutorial-and-small-rant.html

I bought leather fringe strip so the only cutting was to make the tab to thread the ball chain through. I just bought some in hot pink off ebay tonight and plan on getting more creative with my tassels in the future :smile1:
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Wow, that looks easy! Makes me feel stupid for spending so much on Coach tassels.
 
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whateve said:
Wow, that looks easy! Makes me feel stupid for spending so much on Coach tassels.
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It is easy, but it is a very different look than Coach tassels. Coach edges every raw edge on their tassels, which I didn't do. Their tassels are much more finished looking, and you get the tiny Coach charm ;) At some point I want to find the little trigger clasp, as I like being able to clip the Coach tassels almost anywhere.
 
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Porter4 said:
It is easy, but it is a very different look than Coach tassels. Coach edges every raw edge on their tassels, which I didn't do. Their tassels are much more finished looking, and you get the tiny Coach charm ;) At some point I want to find the little trigger clasp, as I like being able to clip the Coach tassels almost anywhere.
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If you find the trigger clasp, let me know. I've been searching for them forever so I can clip my keychains easily to my bags. I hate using the hangtag chain.
 
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