Today I'm posting the gift I made for the Handmade Gift Exchange. Linda has a fabulous site and holds the Handmade Gift Exchange twice a year.
This was my first time participating in the gift exchange and it was soo much fun to be paired up with another crafty lady, exchange a few emails and a handmade gift. My gift partner and I kept our gifts to each other a surprise, we thought it'd be a bit more fun that way :) The surprise was on us though as we each ended up making each other purses! Below is the handbag that I made, I will update this post later with pictures of the fabulous handbag that I received!
My sister had gotten me this Simplicity pattern for my birthday in June and I thought I'd try out one of the patterns. I used some decor weight fabric remnants that I had picked up at the local DAC thrift store in our town along with the mint and cream accent fabric remnant from, I believe, our local JoAnn's remnant pile.
I really like how it turned out! The only things I would do differently would be to lengthen the straps so that it can be worn over the shoulder more easily.
I added the fabric flower and made it a pin so that it can be removed if the bag needs to be washed.
