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Bag Yourself Some Crochet Embellishments!

August 27, by jd wolfe. 2 Comments

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I’ve seen a lot of cute ideas for creating or embellishing purses, but this one might take the cake.  You can purchase the purse pictured here for a very reasonable $24 on etsy.  It’s offered on the site of a very talented crocheter – and I’m darn jealous!  Yellow is not my color – but the way she has embellished this purse with crochet motifs has gotten my mind all atwitter with ways I can use this in my own rather hefty purse collection.  I buy good leather purses and hate to part with them – sometimes using them far past the point when they should have been retired.

Apparently this purse was embellished with the colors of the Kansas State Jayhawks (my Mizzou graduate children object!!) but your favorite colors could be used to rescue a beat up purse or to totally change the look of a bag you no longer like.  I’m presently on a red bag kick.  I spent a lot of money on a wonderful crossbody bag that makes me smile every time I pick it up.  But, I ‘ve got a rather plain navy blue bag my very conservative husband gave me for Mother’s Day some years back.  I’ve never felt like using that bag.  But, with this inspiration, I’m thinking I can use some violet and chambray yarns to brighten up the bag and make it fit with my wardrobe a bit better than the navy does.

Since I’m an inveterate thrift store junkie, I know I can spend $3-6 for purses of a style and shape I like but that have seen better days when it comes to their battered leather or wicker or canvas or whatever.  My mom is a huge fan of metallics.  I’ve got a bunch of metallic size 10 thread.  Hmmmm.  I see a ‘new’ purse in my mom’s future……..

BTW, there are plenty of other lovely crochet projects by this same crochet artist.  This freeform purse is one of my faves!  Ya’ll know I’m a sucker for freeform, right?

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  1. Sheri *¿* says

    August 27, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    Both are cute!!! I, too love Freeform. Unfortunately, Not Etsy! Ha ha ha ha!

  2. Pam says

    August 28, 2013 at 11:19 am

    Oh My! I am so honored to have been found and featured here in your Blog! Many thanks for your kindness, JD. I also have tons of scarves, hats, baby items, and vintage jewelry and notions in my shop. Will need to be spending some time perusing your other Treasures here! Have a fantastic day.

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