In the mean time...

Well, I was going to work on some more jewelry this weekend, but an order for some needed supplies went astray.  I took the opportunity to work on finishing up another project.  I had had an idea for a purse and had purchased a basic pattern to alter.  I used a McCall's pattern and added pockets and embellishments.  I had coffee died and stamped the pocket fabric a few weeks ago but decided to do the same with the rest.  I just took the photos with my iPad camera so they aren't the best, but here you go:

Here's a closer picture:

It's really hard to see in these pictures, but there's a touch of aqua among the coffee.  The rose is hand sewn with gathered strips of fabric, lace, and tulle.  I put some pearls, aqua rondelles and a round rhinestone bead in the center of the rose:

On either side of the rose, I ran some fabric scraps through my Big Shot with the Tim Holt tattered flower die cut.  I just ran the stamped linen and some tulle through it and sewed them on with a pearl in the center.

I don't know why the pictures turned out so yellow, it's really not that color!  I'll have to take some other pictures in natural lighting and post them.  These were taken indoors at night.  Not sure I'll get them posted before next Sunday, as I'll be at the downtown Anaheim Art Crawl on Saturday, August 11.  I have a table there so if you're in the area, come and say hi!  It's on Promenade from 6-10pm.  Hope to see you there!        http://www.facebook.com/events/117704735038131/