Well, it beats spending time on a decades-long waiting list for an iconic Kelly, doesn't it?

New York blogger Karyn Bosnak drew our attention to a new feature on the Hermes website which shows you how to make your own Hermes bag, just like the real thing. The only downside? You have to make it out of paper... a fun craft project, perhaps, but not likely to withstand the first rainy day of summer.

If you'd like to make something a little more substantial (but only a little more substantial), why not try your hand at making a bikini?
British crafts blog Crafty Crafty has tips on turning your old t-shirt into a brand spanking new bikini.

While we admire the ingenuity and eco-consciousness at play here, our advice is to proceed with caution: make sure to measure yourself properly before you start to cut, and remember this might be more of a bikini to sunbathe in than to actually swim in - unless you're really great with a needle and thread or have exhibitionist tendencies, that is.