Cigar box purses can be very attractive looking and if one is a do it yourself type one can easily make cigar box purses. This could be a fun hobby for teenagers and older people and one can actually earn money and at the same time enjoy this as a hobby. Most cigar smokers just throw away the empty cigar boxes and stores that sell individual cigars usually have a stack of empty cigar boxes. If one wants to learn how to make cigar box purses one can follow the instructions that are posted on the internet. But what one must remember making a cigar box purse maybe more difficult then what one imagines and so one should be ready to see some of the initial cigar boxes getting wasted.

Cigar boxes come in wood or hard cardboard and some of them have the company logo embossed on them. Depending on how sophisticated one wants to make a cigar box purse will depend on the person who wants to make them. The first step of course is to get hold of a bunch of empty cigar boxes. Next is to take the cigar box and remove any price sticker that maybe on it. One can either peel it off or use a hair dryer to soften and remove the sticker. If the sticker does not come off then one can use a solvent to loosen the glue and remove the sticker. The second step is to decide whether one wants to leave the cigar box logo or other stickers on it or does one want to remove them. Should one want to remove them then one can follow the same process. After removing the stickers one may remove the hardware from the cigar box or leave it on. Cigar boxes come with small latches and if one does not want to use them one can unscrew and remove them. If one wants to use them then one should just leave them on. The most difficult part in making a cigar box purse is sanding the cigar box. One has to decide what areas one wants to sand and needs practice in sanding the box to get a smooth finish. Once the sanding is done use a damp cloth to remove any sanding residue from the cigar box. The next step is if one prefers is to varnish the cigar box to give it a nice thick and rich look. If one wants to paint the cigar box then one should decide on the design one wants to paint on the cigar box. Most people who make cigar box purses paint the edges of the cigar boxes in a repetitive design. But before getting into painting the cigar box one may want to line the inside of the cigar box with foam. This would involve selecting the foam and cutting it correctly and then gluing it evenly in the cigar box. Then one can paint the cigar box as they want too and the last step would be putting a handle on the cigar box purse. Most people who make cigar box purses use wire with beads threaded on them as handles. So select the type of handle one wants to put on the purse and then drill the holes and push the wire ends through the holes and loop them. Now the cigar box purse is ready. Cigar box purses with fringe are also very popular and one can select a fringe and paste it to the edges. If one does not like the latch on a cigar box one can get cigar box purse hardware from hardware stores that carry them and use hardware of their choice and also put a leather or other materials handle on the cigar box purse.