Wow, a great find at the thrift store

I found these great yards and ribbon type yarns at the thrift store today, some are as expensive as $7.00 a piece. I love them all. If I had waited until monday they would have been half price. Next time I'll go on a sale day and pick them up for a even greater savings. I was so excited that I crocheted a few rows on one type of the ribbon yarn, in two colors. Becca also made some nice friendship type bracelets out of the yarn. Some of the yarns were  very thin and others were a little thicker. I hope you can see how it came out.

It came out so pretty, so I'm thinking that I'll make some bracelets out of these. More on that later.

I have this purse that I love, which I purchased while I was in Istanbul, Turkey. I purchased a lot of  them, while I was there and gave them to friends. One friend asked me if I could repair the lining for her, but the lining was so cheap l made that I couldn't duplicate it. So, I de-constructed it instead.  Here's the de-constructed purse:

 I'm going to use the de-constructed purse as a pattern. I was able to write out a pattern, such as the length of the strap and how the trim was stitched in the middle of seam bias to make  the strap so beautiful. I'm looking at this project to make a lot of beautiful purses. I'm excited about doing this, I made the paper pattern pieces already, so all I have to do is begin the process. It will take less than 3/4's of a yard of fabric to complete this bag. So as soon as I finish cleaning my workspace and doing so laundry, let the games begin.
Even as I  say, let the games begin, I'm striving to find only 2-4 items that I love fabricating  and only make those items to sell. My mind is so full of items for craft items to make and sell during the holidays. I have only a couple of weeks to make a lot of stuff. The one item that I make, the memory wire bracelets are easy and fast to make and the young people love them. But, I really want to find a fabric-based craft to make, like a a nice purse, hence the Turkish purse thingy. I do have a lot on my plate with three blogs to keep up with regularly. If I don't get to sell a lot this holiday season, I'll do so at the spring and summer craft sales.
I'm trying to get the camera that I have to work properly or  will have to get another camera soon, because I need good camera shots of my goods.  That's a must for me. Well, see you wonderful folks later.