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See what the Faerie keeps in her purse!

(had this done at 11 but couldn’t get it to upload…)

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I’m quite sure the learning log doesn’t count as a thing, but I had to do it so I did.

The purse that I started the other day is now finally complete.

Pieces, where you can see the pretty inner lining before I put it together.

Finished purse

Well, so I had a brilliant idea to take a Christmas-themed box my Mom gave me and fix it up nice as part of a gift for a friend. Well, the initial idea for it just didn’t work. I painted the top and bottom of the box to cover the Christmasy part. Then I pasted on paper designs. Well, the real error was when I thought I would coat over it with a clear protective coat. That ruined it. As a matter of fact, I’ve just finished peeling the paint off it completely and am back where I started. I have a new idea for it now and will try tomorrow.

Original Box

First Attempt

So, I also had a better idea for a cute little purse. I crocheted two circular pieces, the same way I start when making kufis. Then I used fabric to line the two circles and sewed the circles together. It’s not done yet either. I have to figure out what I want to do for a handle, a closure, and perhaps some decorative piece for the outside. So that will also be part of tomorrow’s work.

Beginnings of the Purse

I thought I’d try to add some fun yarn to the wool and see what happens.  Well, the fun yarn didn’t shrink of course and so there are little bits of loose string sticking out all over.  It gives it kind of a shabby look. 

 LeaAnn

Hi, everyone!
I made this on Jan. 31, but am posting it today (actually I’ll be posting twice today) because I’ll be away this weekend, and don’t want to miss my things-a-day!
So, about the purse… I had already crocheted it last week, but hadn’t lined it. I’m still a lining newbie so it took me a while, but it came out alright. I really like it.
Pic below…

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