Wouldn’t this be a fun purse for back to school. From Family Fun.
Instructions
1.Begin by cutting out a back pocket of an old (but not threadbare) pair of jeans, being careful to cut outside the seams so the pocket stays intact.
2. Sew a long piece of ribbon, an old belt, or braided rope to the sides of the pockets to make a shoulder strap.
3. Next, let the outside of the purse become a canvas for ornaments. Decorate with iron-on transfers, fabric paint, beads, patches, or appliques. More ambitious kids might embroider their initials or other designs on the denim for an authentic seventies look.
4. To hold the purse shut, sew strips of Velcro, buttons or snaps to the inside of the pocket.
We made similar purses back in the sixties by cutting the legs off a pair of jeans and seaming them up. They were a lot bigger than these little purses, but smaller purses seem to be the style for young people today. I can’t imagine why, since they have cell phones and iPods and all kinds of stuff to put in them!
I remember those levi bags also. They were great.