Andy Capp Clutch

I have two cocktail parties to go to, both with comic art themes. They’re not costume parties as such, more ‘dressing to the theme’ sort of parties. However, I’m not finding the comics themes all that inspiring for clothing, so I decided to accessorise instead.

The first party theme is Andy Capp vs Ginger Meggs. A bit of googling found me an Andy Capp strip of a good size. I got Paul to print it onto some fabric transfer paper, ironed it onto a scrap of canvas and painted around the edges:

It took me ages to come up with a simple bag design, eventually settling on an envelope clutch. I cut the shape out of newspaper:

Then traced it onto more canvas and painted it both sides:

I cut a window in the envelope shape and stuck the cartoon piece inside with pva glue, then covered it with red felt.

Folding the felt up, I then stuck the sides and bottom onto it.

Added a closure, keeping to the ‘envelope/stationary’ theme, and a strap.

And I had a clutch. I made it the same size as my iPad mini, too, so I could also use it as a cosy.

That just left the Golden Age of Comics party theme to accessorise to, and for that I recruited a very talented friend.