DIY wedding clutch handbag: part 5 - handle and closure

... just wanted to finish the bag, so all the spare time i had today (minimal), i worked on it...
and here is what happened...
i decided to use a magnetic closure mechanism on a band across the body of the bag...
i had to find another piece of fabric to cover the "band"...
backing was used again to increase structural integrity...
plastic mesh was also used...
after much fiddling around, i finally secured one side of the magnet onto the "band"...
the other magnet was to go on the side of the bag...
done! it was difficult to secure it within the mesh without wrinkling the rest of the bag...
finally!

now i could get on with the handle! the length was chosen for easy holding on the wrist...

plastic mesh was used again as the inner structure...
i sewed a tube of vintage kimono fabric... the idea was to make it fitted over the mesh...
but the wrinkling effect was nice / soft.... and much easier to achieve than the neat and flat look...
so i sewed the two loose fabric ends onto the "handle rings" on either side... the fabric tubing was also sewn and secured to the inner handle structure...
good handle length!
lovely!

now i just have to add lining to the interior... nearly done!