Purses??

Okay, I'm not really a purse girl - I usually change once in the Spring (which begins in 8 days-meteorologically speaking) and then back to a darker color in the fall.  I've got fabric to make a purse I found the pattern for online BUT then yesterday I saw this purse at bluefly.   On sale for 823.49 - regular price $1525.00.  This is insane!  Okay, so now my plan is to make my own version of this purse and maybe sell on etsy for, oh, $50.00 or so.  See, the thing is my husband wears overalls to work (he runs a concrete plant and it's what he likes to wear-go figure) so they fade and get worn out and I save 'em cause some years we make scarecrows out of 'em.  This is gonna' be my project this weekend - it's not as if I don't have socks to knit or anything.  I plan to use sunbrella fabric for the parts that are leather 'cause I just don't think my new sewing machine - durable though it is - would handle the leather.  We'll see how it goes.  I just love this bag but $800.00!!!!!!!!  And besides, I love the thought that I'm reusing the denim from my husband's overalls - the ultimate 'green' thing to do - REUSE!

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[Carol]

I think jean purses are cool. I have plans to knit one up myself. But it means I have to cut up the denim into strips and I haven't been able to make myself do it yet!