DIY Vanity Kit

I will call this baby etsy lilly :)

Before I add the rose brooch..

I just used what's left of my burlap (woven fabric usually made from skin of the jute plant or sisal fibres)  today to make this eco-friendly make up pouch or should I say kikay kit. What's a kikay kit by btw? It serves as your carry-on 'vanity kit' which contains all your make up/beauty essentials and pretty much everything a woman can't live without. I can't leave the house without my make up pouch (i'm serious) and I would definitely go back home (if I'm still not late for work or whatever commitments I have for the day) just to collect it. I know it sounds crazy but c'mon ladies you know what I'm saying is true lol.

she's finally done...

My diy make up kit 

made with looove! 

I've been scouring online shops and malls for the best make-up pouch (that would suit my style like something bohemian, shabby chic, earthy etcetera) for so long now and I just can't seem to find one that's pretty light and compact to store all my make-up and stuff.  So, to address this, like this line in this movie called May, "if you can't find one, make one," I decided to make my very own make-up pouch/vanity/kikay kit. I used unbleached muslin cloth (katsa) this time to hold the burlap together, hand sewn it, used jute twines, decorative buttons and walah! The birth of my first handmade make up pouch.

I did not spend anything by the way because I used left over craft materials. I thought of embellishing it further by adding a pretty printed cloth so it'll look more alive but I don't have spare clippings unfortunately. I thought of adding a burlap rose to it so it won't be too plain instead. The muslin cloth I used by the way was made from an old eco-bag which was an office freebie I got years ago, dissected it/cut it out to make it useful :D It's true, the things in life are free and handmade of course ;)

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Hemp Gadget Pouch

My diy 5x4 burlap gadget pouch :)

I got so busy last night making my first gadget pouch bag out of my favourite craft materials: burlap, decorative buttons & jute twines. I hand sewn it since I do not have any electric sewing machine as of yet and even if I do I don’t know how to use one lol. 

My mom owns a manual sewing machine which she bought for her sewing hobby many years ago (she practically sew all of our curtains) sitting around the house, however, I converted it into my Dad’s desk. My mom taught me how to use it when I was so much younger but I did not absorb much of what she taught me probably because I know how to sew using my hands so learning how to use a manual sewing machine did not appeal to me that much. Going back, I thought of creating my very own pouch because I want it to perfectly fit my recently bought external hard drive. I will be calling it my hemp gadget pouch. 

I think he's a happy camper :D

I hand sewn a small handkerchief to cushion the insides (or any cloth will do) and at the same time to make it easier for me to sew the burlap together. Burlap isn’t easy to sew by the way because of the gaps and it frays easily so you have to use any cloth to sort of hold it together. I iron pressed the finished product afterwards so the little burlap threads won’t protrude. I usually polish the burlap by letting fire from a candle lick it just to rim the edges pretty much. Be careful when you do this as you don't want your project to cause fire (it's optional anyways). I'm just a little disturbed by the protruding threads that's why. 

So here it is! I’m looking to put up my very own craft store someday and maybe I’m gonna try out a few ones for sale one of these days teehee. This burlap pouch is 5 inches long and 4 inches wide by the way. 

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