Christmas Fabric

It was 100 degrees here yesterday.  Needless to say, I didn't spend much time on my deck.  Scott and I sat out there for a few minutes in the evening but it was so humid, I could hardly breath so inside was the place to be.

I pulled some lace and trim for my Christmas Purse:

This purse was inspired by a fat quarter:

I need a full fat quarter to line a 9 inch purse.  To get the image, I just scanned the fabric into my computer and printed it on inkjet fabric so I can use it as a focal point for the design.

We have another hot day in store for today but not quite as bad as yesterday.  Hopefully I'll have a little deck time later.

Christmas Purse

It was quite warm yesterday but with my deck shaded in the afternoon, I was able to sit out there for awhile.

This is my next project, is a Christmas purse:

I've already crocheted the trim for the bottom.  I used fancy foo-foo yarn and added large hole sequins.

If you'd like to make some crocheted trim yourself and add the sequins, first, you have to string all the sequins onto the yarn before you start crocheting.

Then chain as long as you want your trim to be.  In the case of this purse, it'll be 9 inches across so I had to double that and then I add an inch for overlap on the back.

For the second row, single crochet adding a sequin every other stitch.

Third row, just do a single crochet with no sequins.  For the 4th row, single crochet adding the sequins every other stitch.

That's all there is to it!

Crocheted Trim

Yesterday was beautiful outside.  I sat on my deck and crocheted some trim for my latest purse:

I used a pretty purple foo-foo yarn with some metallic thread running through it.  This will be very pretty when I get it put together.

My deck is shaded in the afternoon and I get a nice breeze that comes around the house.  At the moment, there's a mama Robin tending to a nest of 3 babies in one of my Rose Of Sharon trees.  I love to watch them.

On the left of my deck we have a Sparrow and a Wren trying to decide which of 2 different bird houses they want.  It's quite amusing to sit and watch nature.

Lady With A Feathered Hat

I finished up the stitching on this crazy quilt piece yesterday:

I've decided that this will make a really pretty purse.  Maybe I'll sit out on my deck later and crochet some foo-foo trim for the bottom.

Vintage Earrings

I added a pair of vintage rhinestone earrings to my current crazy quilt piece:

I'm kind of in slow motion on this piece but I'll get it done.