It seems a long time since I wrote about any craft work. That does not mean I have given up completly. The long dreary short dark winter days with the addition of an eye problem, for which, I am still awaiting a call for surgery, meant that the time I spend working with needles of any kind has been greatly reduced. I do have several projects on the go, but only two were completed this week.
It is amazing the items you discover when clearing and decluttering cupboards!
Two bags and some purple lining
Two bags that came as a gift, with the purchase of make-up, a couple of years ago. Some purple lining left over from bridesmaids outfits, from Elly’s wedding.
And a silver belt…
A silver belt
So I decide to have a little fun and make an internal divider with pockets,
Divider with pockets
Oops! That photo above is rather blurred, but it gives you the idea!
and home made bias binding
making bias binding
Then I altered the belt.
belt to bag handle
I stitched the smaller bag to the back of the larger one as an outside pocket. Then I removed the belt buckle and replaced it with a trinket (another discovery in a drawer!).
Buckle replaced with decoration
The finished bag:
To prove it works a peek inside…
proof it works
The pack of tissues can be moved to the other side of the divider and my mobile phone will then fit in the pocket.
I had a good reason for the long ribbon with the thingy on the end (anyone know the correct name ?)
Reason for the ribbon_
The thingy keeps my Moo cards, USB key, trolly token and little cards all in one place and easy to find without rummaging around in the bottom of my bag!
Coffee with a friend this morning… just the occasion to use it!
Absolutely stunning and at the same time so practical!! Any chance of my placing an order for one!!
Padmini, My stitches are not up to scratch, I see them and am sure you can see them from Chennai too. Hopefully post op, I will see more clearly!
Congrats! Very pretty.
Thank you, Gigi!
Nice to see that you haven’t lost any of your touch and are back to blogging about them. Congratulations.
Thank you, Ramana. It may not be every week, but I will try to share what I do as each project is finished!
A unique and one of a kind craft item.
Would the string be called a “lanyard”?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanyard
Yes. Nancy, it is a lanyard and I should have remembered.
Some words play “hide and seek” with me too!
Elly wears a lanyard with a dozen dogtags at work, so I did know what I wanted, it just would not trigger like the thingy at the end of the line! Pun intended. 😆
I was beaten to lanyard, I always loved the word, I hang my jump drives on them. What a lovely job on your new bag, the stitches are lovely, the nuns would be right proud 🙂
More power to your elbow 😀
XO
WWW
WWW, I knew the word, but it would not come to me. A lanyard is the fabric part and the trigger clip at the end opens or closes to add or remove the items in the photo above. I have one in another bag and it works so well I want to make some for my other bags.
I see everyone has answered your quest and you’ve taken it out and about with you…what next in the UFO or PhD dept have you to remake 🙂
Cathy, I am no academic, but quite an expert at plodding and playing, it keeps me out of mischief!
Wonderful. I love the red and purple combo.
I thought it would be difficult to match the red, so went for a complete contrast.
As a Boy Scout one learns that the rope one’s whistle is on is called a lanyard. Maybe you weren’t a Boy Scout.
Males are seriously disadvantaged in not being able to carry such things as that bag creation without the risk of derision.
Neither Boy Scout or Girl Guide, Col. You want one as bright as that???
The belt would nice as an accessory all on its own. Too bad, I am not a crafts person.
I thought that after I altered it!
You are so talented. It’s perfectly stunning. I love the color combination.
Brighid, it wasa case of ‘use it or lose it’ and since bright coloured handbags/purses are in vogue right now. I decided to play with it. It worked!
I like your purse, it is so practical and you don’t have to dig through everything to find what you need. Very clever…..
Gerlinde, there is no weight in the bag, only what ever I add to it. I do have a large bucket bag and everything lands in a jumble in the bottom. Maybe I should……!