Copper Handbag and Wallet
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:15 am
This is a project that I am really excited about. I have spent the last month and a half working on this, and I am really happy with the outcome. It is a birthday gift for my girlfriend, which is coming up in a few weeks.
It is a copper handbag and wallet, with a special gift box.
The handbag itself features a 24-gauge copper outer shell, with a wooden frame covered in black cotton velvet fabric; held together by copper nails, rivets and nickel closure hardware. It was polished to a mirror shine, and finished with a thick coat of nitrocellulose lacquer.
The outer part of the wallet is made of the same copper material, with a light chromium oxide green cowhide inner; featuring a monogram that I made for her. The monogram is actually a patina from a special solution that I made.
The gift box is made of cardboard, and has been painted light chromium oxide green, with copper leaf details. It is also lined with black velvet.
Many more photos can be found here.
It is a copper handbag and wallet, with a special gift box.
The handbag itself features a 24-gauge copper outer shell, with a wooden frame covered in black cotton velvet fabric; held together by copper nails, rivets and nickel closure hardware. It was polished to a mirror shine, and finished with a thick coat of nitrocellulose lacquer.
The outer part of the wallet is made of the same copper material, with a light chromium oxide green cowhide inner; featuring a monogram that I made for her. The monogram is actually a patina from a special solution that I made.
The gift box is made of cardboard, and has been painted light chromium oxide green, with copper leaf details. It is also lined with black velvet.
Many more photos can be found here.