(Photo: Jill Richards, The Arizona Republic, copyright 2006)

Sometimes hand-painted and decoupaged purses are too pretty to actually use, which is why I was so excited to find the Changeable Art Purse by Pursue Your Art ($29.95, pursueyourart.com). The handbag comes with all kinds of plastic sleeves to slip in artwork or assorted photos. This is a great gift for someone who is always creating something new, or for someone who is just testing the crafty waters; you can embellish as much or as little as you like.

Supplies:

1 Changeable Art Purse
Blank artist trading cards
Decorative paper or fabric
Glue sticks
Paper embellishments: rub-on letters, stickers, brads, glitter, sequins, etc.
Vintage images came from ArtChixStudio.com.

Directions: Think of a theme for your purse, and create. Using a glue stick, line the cards with your favorite paper or fabric. Continue to decorate the cards using the embellishments. While they are drying, remove the template from the purse and cut a piece of fabric or paper to fit it. Slip it in the purse to act as the lining. Insert the artist trading cards in the pockets.

It looks like this before you decorate it:

Here is where you order one!

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* All content/photos copyright, Kathy Cano Murillo, 2006. Photos property and courtesy of Arizona Republic and AzCentral.com. For more artsy goodness, check out CraftyChica.com *

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