Purse of Colours

Heres a pretty colourful purse i made for friends present.  I used patchwork strips with interfacing and and a black lining, its quite a sturdy little pouch due to interfacing the lining and outer patch work, topped off with a little fabric mushroom and a button…ahhh buttons my fave!!

Recycled coasters

Finally got around to making the recycled coasters, heres one of those

klf – take two….

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Originally uploaded by chrissylaw

ok so this time using the kristin pattern i extended the bottom for more depth and gave the patchwork a miss and found this really quick to make, it has no fastening as such but i am working on a ribbon and toggle idea. i took the mushrooms further and added beads [...]

klf – first attempt….

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Originally uploaded by chrissylaw

This was my first attempt at kristin la flamme gorgeous sweet sac pattern. The patchwork took a while as it was my first time however after a couple of goes i found it all a lot speedier.

colours…colours…

I think this bag from etsy is so inspirational, the colours are so inviting and as soon as i saw it my mind was buzzing with ideas for my own work, the crocheted toadstool really tops it off beautifully and i am only sad that i have had this picture some time now and can no [...]

Cute little bag

I found this wonderful tutorial for a lovely bag whilst browsing the purse project http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=32204.0 
A very easy bag to make and can be knocked up using scraps left over, i chose some vintage buttons (god bless mum for keeping everything) and a cute little material mushroom (thanks to kristin la flamme) as i saw these [...]