Sunday, January 2, 2011

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.


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Ohhhhh look at all that yummy upholstery grade fabric!  Isn't it pretty?!  I get a wee bit excited about fabric.. don't you?  I found a lot of these on a killer sale at my oh so favorite place to go...
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Purse #1!  It was purchased from my by my mom for her BFF for Christmas.  Fun knowing who I am making a purse for... love picking fabric that reminds me of them. 
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Purse #2!  My BFF in B-town was sporting the purse I made her and one of her friends wanted to purchase one.  She had a limited budget so I cut some corner's and kept her cost down a bit.  Really liked how it turned out though!! :)
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Purse #3! Made for Aaron's Aunt.  We draw names... which I love!  So much nicer being able to put some thought and $$ into one gift... then give lots of little things people tend to not want or use. Yay! Loved being there when she opened it.  There was lots of squealing, a jump in the air and many thank yous!  Makes every stitch worth it.
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Purse #4!  This purse was lots of fun making.  It was made for one of my sister in law's birthday!  She is not afraid of color and when I saw these fabrics I thought they screamed her name.  Literally. ;) She squealed when she opened it.  Good sign of approval! Yay!
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Purse #5! The hubby bought a truck... part of the truck deal was a purse for the wifey.  Which is funny, right?  I definitely splurged on her fabric but I LOVE the final result.  She absolutely loved it... another job complete! wooo!
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Purse #6! I made my mom a purse for her birthday (April) last year.  It was one of my first purses and they have come a long way since then.  She used it all the time and it was a wee bit worn.  She would always make comments about how she really liked the black and white ones. ;) point taken.. Here you go mama.  She loved!  I loved... seriously had a hard time giving this one up.  Wanted to keep it for myself!
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Purse #7! Yes, it's little... but it still counts as a purse dang it!  Goes with the first black and white purse above that was included in the truck deal.  Big enough to hold a check book, keys, maybe some lipstick or  chapstick (in case your lips hurt really bad).  ;) All around a good thing to have in your larger purse or carry around as a clutch.
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The mama wanted to buy three more purses from me.  I found this pattern and thought it would be perfect. Change things up a little bit.  I thought these purses would be easier to make than the purses above.  Ummmmm no.  These ones are probably more time consuming. So many pieces to cut and sew together.
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Purse#8!  Purchased by my mama for a christmas present.
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Has a hidden pocket on the back! :)
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Purse #9! Third purse the mama purchased from me for christmas presents.
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Purse #10! Fourth purse the mama purchased from me for Christmas presents.
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Purse #11! My last purse! yay! Made this purse for my mother in law for Christmas.  She's going on a trip for most of January and I thought this was be the perfect purse for her to carry around all the little things while exploring.  Love how it turned out!
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Did I mention I had 9 days to sew and complete all 11 purses... ya. I was tired.


Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. - Oren Arnold

XOXO



Previous Comments:

Jme - Aimee those are so cute, you are so talented!

Stephanie Gruenig - As your personal fabric shopper at your favorite store, I LOVE THESE!! ;0)

Lynette - Aimee, you inspire me!

Linz - These are totally fantastic! And I meant to tell you this weekend that I love all your quotes on your blog. It was so great to see you and your wonderful family.

Charise - Love all of these and the new type of flower you are putting on them! Was it hard to make the white flower on the new style of purse? You should email me how you did it. Similar to the one I wanted to do but haven't tried it yet :)

Mom - The mama LOVED all the purses...especially her own. :) thank you!!

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