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Blue Lady
( duh)

This pink one I sold to a lady I met at the Fabric store as I was buying the bead trim to finish it.

( Note to self........ NO more bead fringe...... unless I charge $15 more)

Red Lady

My Mom would have loved this

Pink Fairy in a Tree

Blue Oriental
( Very original names, huh?)

Hello All

So here we go. The last of the gypsy purses I made for the Craft Show.
The local Art Center has a juried Art Craft Fair. Janet and I are going to go check it out this weekend to see what they have and if our stuff would be up to snuff for them. If so maybe Janet and I will do it next year. We have heard that people who go to this show expect Art and they are willing to pay for it. So we will see
Just a warning,... I plan to post pics of my cell phone purses next so be prepared!

Off to finish my Victorian Christmas boot, I don't want to give this one up. I wonder..... do I have enough time to make a new one by the 20th? Probably not


Later
Lauri

Back From the Edge of the Earth

Hello All

No, I did NOT fall off the face of the Earth. I just took a detour to Craft Show Prep Land. A fun place when you first get there , but the last few days are always too hectic and not long enough.

My friend Janet and I did a craft show together. We worked our behinds off. I made almost 3 dozen purses. Sold 3. At least I made my share of the booth rental back but not by much. We had lots of ohhs and awws over our work, but no buyers. I really thought they would go as Christmas presents.People have no taste. They would rather spend $50 on a piece of fence board painted as a moose or a snowman, or some mass produced piece of crap someone bought in bulk from China or Mexico than an actual craft at a craft fair. I could go to a flea market or the dollar store and get most of the crud they sold.Including all those stupid Yankee Candle ripoffs they sold at the booth next to us. They had one sale for $618!!!! My God, what an idiot

Enough of that.

Here is our booth. My hubby built the tree for me. It was perfect to hang our purses on. It showed them off perfectly. I am surprised that the fringe is left on any of them , everyone played with it






Here is Mata Hari, I think this one got pawed over the most

I call this one "Lilliana". I don't know why. It just seemed to be her name

This is my Honking Orange Fairy Baby purse. Ing in CA wants to buy this one

And this one is"Magpie" The only ones of the gypsy purses I sold. I think it was my favorite

I dyed most of the laces myself, all had at least some beading ( or quite a lot in some cases) and took at least 8- 10 hours to complete. I don't think $35 is unreasonable.

We have been thinking about consignment shoppes and trying some of the boutiques here in town. So we will see what happens with that.

I have been doing lots of other things as well. Lots of RR stuff, which I post very soon. Right now I need to go work on "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady"

Later,
Lauri

Gypsy Purse

Hello All

Here is another purse I am working on. I have a thing for beaded tassels this is about the 4th or 5th one I have done lately.

This one stretched me a bit. I normally work in purples, blues and pinks. But if I want to sell them I need to appeal to a larger group than the purple fans.

Later,
LAuri

Underwater Purse

Hello All


Here's what I have been working on. It is a cellphone purse. It's not quite done yet. I want to add some seashells that have, but haven't figured out how to attach them. I was thinking of buying a Dremel tool and using an extremely small drill. However if it doesn't work, I'd be stuck with something I wouldn't really use.
I am very happy with how this one turned out. I have wanted to do this theme for a long time now. I see (sea) where it could be addictive

Later,
Lauri

Bags in the Works

Hello All

I have been thinking about doing some business on Ebay. These are to be CQ embellished bags or purses. The first 3 will be ones to hold a cell phone, ipod,mp3 or even a smaller digital camera. They will have a strap that will be long enough to go over your head and hang down in front, a sort of neck pouch.
The next 2 are to be bigger purses they are about 10 inches wide and 9 inches high.
I will post more pictures after I get them embellished and finished.
I think it's about time I start making some money after my stash. LOL. I know my husband should would appreciate it!

later,
Lauri