Much more my style

I made this purse for a special friend of my son. I have the tiniest bottle of perfume to pop inside it. I hope she likes it. He drew the little birds and I stitched them with a single strand of thread.

We are off to spend a few days with Nanna and Pop. I have packed a ball of white wool and a crochet hook........hopefully Nanna can show me how to do this. Go to Attic 24 for the instructions.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, but the reality is sweltering hot weather. Hope you're keeping cool.....or warm.....depending on where you are.

Susan x

FNWF and more bags

I was the lucky winner of the draw for Friday Night With Friends....look what came in the post today. Thank you so much Cheryll, they will definitely be put to good use.

I have turned my fabric from Finders Keepers into a bag........but I think my foray into "brights" is coming to an end, it just doesn't look right to me. Think I'll stick with what I know......bring on the rusty reds!

And just to prove that miracles do happen, I managed to coerce my boys into having this photo taken last weekend.

Last day of school tomorrow......let the holidays begin.

Susan x

Something different

I've been thinking about my Christmas shopping list today. It's going ok so far but I needed something extra for my 14 year old niece, maybe a cute little bag or purse. Had a quick look around the shops, but couldn't find anything I liked at a price I liked. Home to Google free patterns......dig through the stash......and tada!

The print is actually a nice bright purple. There's two pockets inside, and I added the wrist strap and magnetic closure (very shocked to find these in Mudgee).

The really amazing part is that I started cutting this out at 4.30pm, helped with a school assignment, cooked tea, and finished the purse by 7.30pm! It measures about 7.5" x 5", and the pattern was a free tutorial at Positively Splendid.

There is something wonderful about random surges of unplanned creativity. Maybe now I can move on from zipper pouches!

Susan x