Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Owl Purse...

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If you haven't gotten hooked on Pinterest yet... your missing out!  I am constantly finding ideas and inspiration there.  I saw this Owl purse a while back...
I knew someday I was going to recreate it!
The final push to make it came when I found some scrapes of leather at a garage sale... and then some polk a dot fabric and vintage buttons at a different sale...  After getting home I found a multi colored knit in my fabric stash that brought it all together... and knew it was meant to be!
The pattern making for the owl took up a whole day...  After I decided on the size I wanted... I slowly drew out the pieces layer by layer... until I had achieved (to my eye)the owl in my inspiration picture.  Using different colored paper helped me visualize how I was going to use my fabrics...
After some debating I realized I needed one more fabric in the mix... so added the dark floral print, and then carefully cut out my pieces... I also used iron on interfacing on all of my fabrics to give them some stability...
Then it was just a matter of sewing on the pieces layer by layer...
The finished product... I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!  The vintage leather button eyes are perfect... and I also added some wooden beads to the strap...

I am officially ready for Fall with my new purse...
***Jennifer
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4 comments:

  1. Jeanine The Crafting FiendMarch 5, 2013 at 9:00 AM

    Wow I lovethat purse you made!!

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    1. UnknownMarch 5, 2013 at 10:34 AM

      Thanks! It's been very fun to carry around :)

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  2. Angelina- JoJo & EloiseMarch 5, 2013 at 5:28 PM

    Coming over from, Family Ever After!! Love your Owl purse. You did a FANTASTIC job on it! :)
    xo
    Angelina

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    1. UnknownMarch 5, 2013 at 5:35 PM

      Awe... thanks! Hopefully it's cool enough to get me into the competition... I'm glad you stopped by :)

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