A Summer Necklace

Lots of leftover beads and trinkets

 + 

some antique ribbon 

+

 a little linen 

= 

a one-of-a-kind necklace for summer! 

I saw this really unusual necklace using just those items here on Martha Stewart's website.  It reminds me of something you'd find at Anthropologie for $185!  I like the fact that you use all your odds and ends to put this together.  

Like this:

This is called KILN NECKLACE from Anthropologie for $268 made with a suede base topped with silk fishnet tulle, made in Italy.   It's kind of the same idea - doo dads on a fabric base.  I love it.  And it IS made in Italy.  But still.  $268??????
To be continued . . . .

Make an owl coin purse

Christen and I are ready to make our Bon Mot Owl Coin Purses.  

We have the outer fabric, the lining, the beads, and the purse frames.

The first thing we need to do is design the pattern

 for our coin purses.  We got the directions here.  

Mess . . .

Trying on the purse frame for size . . .

Then after a lot of sewing, adjusting, sewing, and
adjusting, and finally sewing the front and back
together . . . it's time to turn the coin purse "inside out"
and see how it looks!

Then we glue on the purse frame and . . .

Done!

 What a fun night!  Thank you Christen, for hanging in there with me!
Also, thanks to Dan, who patiently waited for our project to be complete!
(This was NOT a quick project!)

Savings?  Immeasurable for the time spent figuring it all out with my
sweet daughter-in-law, Christen!

Make Kate Spade's Bon Mot Owl Coin Purses

The write-up says, "A wise way to watch over all of your prettiest pennies."  Somehow, spending $95 to store your pennies does NOT seem wise.  However, I DO love this little coin purse, and I DID get a great little package from Hong Kong a while ago that will help me out with this project.  PLUS . . . my daughter-in-law has agreed to be my partner in crime for this one sometime soon!

Bon Mot Owl Coin Purse - $95

  

     

          

There's even a Kate Spade Sherwood Owl Handbag for $279

 

 . . .  and a Wisdom Owl Necklace from Anthropologie . . .

 Now to decide which one we should make . . .

we're leaning towards the first coin purse.

  

SAVINGS - at least $90