Needed a HUGE break from the normal stuff today, and out of the blue comes an idea. A new purse. YES! That was the ticket! I needed a new purse, it's the first day of spring, and it DIDN'T rain today like I'd thought! Win, Win and WIN! So I located some black fabric I'd been hoarding that was originally $19.99 a yard, but mind you I didn't pay that price. My nose for deals was obviously working that day - in whatever year that was. And I'm going to keep this purse for myself. Yep, selfish, but I adore this fabric. I forgot to take pics of the stages of construction, but at least I can share the finished (almost) product. I just need a big BLACK flower to pin onto it and then it's complete.
(Yes, those are Bill's shirts in the background, un-ironed. He'll live.)
You probably can't tell from the photos, but the black flowers are actually fuzzy! Yeah, that's me and that texture thing rolling again. But isn't it cute? LOVE IT!