INK ON MY HANDS

I couldn't be happier than when I have ink on my hands and my work table's a mess!  Sorting through old projects, some barely begun, some almost done, it was a good night.

The clamorous owl that nightly hoots 

and 

wonders at our quaint spirits.

-William Shakespeare

Thanks for looking!

-Nan

OWLS AT MONCHES FARM

I went out to Monches Farm yesterday with a friend, and I took so many pictures that I'm going to split them into two posts.  

First, the owls.  

Not real owls, but plenty of owls for autumn and Halloween decorating!

Tomorrow . . . 

everything else!!!

If you live in SE Wisconsin, and you've never been to Monches Farm, it is well worth the trip.  They have many special events throughout the year.  You can see what they have to offer here.

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