I did it! I finished the wee purse last night and here it is in all its' gloriously squashy wooliness...
...I am so pleased with it! Guess what everyone is getting for Christmas this year!?
I have been looking for purse tops locally but can't find any anywhere but luckily I managed to buy a couple from Hiddeko (knitting course instructor) last night....
.... and she has invited me around to her house to look at others she has that I can buy! She makes purses out of Japanese fabric and bought a load of clasps when she was back in Japan over New Year. I am looking forward to seeing the purses and her artwork - she is actually a fine art painter and studied for her masters at Glasgow School of Art - knitting is a hobby!
I have also managed to finish my cork board thanks to a donation of corks from my friends Anna and Piero. They enjoy a bottle of wine or ten!
Another thing I managed to get off my 'To Do' list is recycling this years Xmas cards into next years Xmas gift tags....
...some have worked better than others but who cares - it is off the list and I am feeling extremely virtuous! The thread is actually off an old tweed-loom bobbin - I bought several when I was up in the Hebrides from a charity shop for 10p each! Bargain!
It is Burns Night tonight and my friend Bevis is having his annual Burns Supper - I always do the table decorations as my contribution to the proceedings......so it's off to the veg shop for some neeps!
great purse - well done you, you are so productive! Hiddeko sounds like an interesting person, and the mention of Japanese fabrics...oh boy! Cx
Posted by: caireen | January 25, 2008 at 02:41 PM
what an inspiring post!
and man, I wanted to do that with the Christmas cards... butI forgot.... I knew there was something that was keeping me from sending them to the recycling bin...
stupid, stupid, stupid.
GRRRR.
(And that bag is gorgeous. Did you line it with some of your fab tweed?)
Posted by: monica | January 26, 2008 at 10:08 AM
i love that cork board!
Posted by: melissa@yummygoods | January 27, 2008 at 02:11 PM
I assume that Burns night refers to Robbie, and not some charity do for the local hospital burns unit?? You said 'wee purse' in your opening sentence, which screams Scottish at me, so I hope you, Bevis and the gang had a rollicking time singing Danny Boy and reciting things about your love being precisely like a red red rose. I came to you via Quilt While You're Ahead.
That cork board is fantastic. I'm going to dive back into your blog and see if you've put a 'how to' anywhere. I love it. Though I'm a wine cask girl myself. I could try and substitute the casks for the corks, but I don't think it'd have the same aesthetic appeal.
Posted by: Frogdancer | January 27, 2008 at 07:48 PM
The purse looks fantastic, what a great idea. Look forward to seeing more of those!
Posted by: Emma | January 28, 2008 at 09:44 AM
that cork board is fantastic!!!! a work of art, really.
Posted by: amandajean | January 28, 2008 at 01:59 PM
What a lovely purse! Those pompons are so squishy and adorable.
Posted by: alexandra | February 06, 2008 at 09:35 PM