Ok...here it is ...the one thing I have to finish this year! I started making this lil envelope type purse for my granddaughter last spring. Oh I had such high hopes of having it finished for her by August of last year!!! Yeah well...it did manage to make its way to the top of the heap of my unfinsihed projects. She has a birthday this year in June so maybe...just maybe!
The top flap ( kinda looks like a triangle) will just flip over the bottom part and I need to bead the entire back of this thing...very time consuming, and add a chain...was thinking maybe beaded daisies. I had bought hot pink silk for the lining and still have it here...somewhere! There was no particular design in mind when starting this other than having her inital on it...good grief at this rate the child might have it when she graduates high school! So here it is...my biggest shameful UFO...bad gramma I know. But to tell you the truth those lil lines of beads were driving me bonkers...maybe next time I will try to sketch something out to make better use of my space...but hey...no pattern and no sketchs is how I fly...that and by the seat of my pants!!! lol. Hope you are all staying warm and cozy...now if any of you have any ideas on how to take up space on the back of this thing without me going completely crazy...give me a shout here...until next time...big warm hugs from our artic home to yours!
Beth..this is just gorgeous!!! reminds me of the beautiful Victorian bags. So much love in this..she's a lucky and well -loved granddaughter! i'm sure she will treasure this and pass it down for generations! The only thing I can think of,to not have to bead the entire back is to maybe use a velvet or something and attach to the back and outline the edges with beads? xo,Ann
ReplyDeleteps...if you don't finish it till she's in high school..no problem!! what a fabulous gift to mark the occasion!!(or maybe for her Senior Prom?).xo
Beautiful Beth! I am sure she will love it when she gets it. The daisy Chain will look awesome on it.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteHi Beth,
ReplyDeleteYour beaded bag is just gorgeous. Finished or not, it is beautiful.
I think we all have UFO's hanging around. I have plenty and one day they will be complete, I hope. I just have too many creations I love to work on and there is just not enough hours in the day.
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I hope your new year is wonderful and filled with many blessings.
Have a great weekend.
Love and hugs from cold Texas,
Celestina Marie
OH MY GRACIOUS BETH,
ReplyDeleteTHE PURSE IS STUNNING...IF IT WERE MINE AND OF COURSE I WASN'T MARRIED, BUT SHUCKS I AM FOR 37 YEARS...LOL...I WOULD CARRY THIS FOR MY WEDDING...THIS IS A JEWEL TO PASS FROM THE GENERATIONS. SO VERY PRETTY BETH
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