I am on day 8 of my vacation. I really haven't accomplished much. Not that I had any steadfast plans or anything. I just vaguely pictured myself swanning about the house, admiring how clean it is and how many lovely crafty things I had created.
Okay so none of that has happened yet. Swanning, maybe but not so much on the cleanliness and crafty front.
I did line an African tote bag yesterday. I have to confess something. I see many beautiful hand made tote bags out there. Made with gorgeous fabric combinations. Beautiful toiles on the outside, coordinating stripes on the inside. And in the back of my mind I am always thinking "I could make that."
Until yesterday when I tried lining my straw tote. That whole business of getting the pieces to fit inside and to fit each other is HARD. Mine is a fat mess of puckered seams and hot glue. It isn't pretty.
I lined it with a scrap of Lecian faded floral (from the Durham Quilt Collection) that my niece Sara gave me and trimmed it with some vintage crocheted lace that my friend Kelly gave me. I love being able to use bits and pieces that I already have.
Okay I need to go swan into my kitchen and do something about the mess that is my kitchen floor. Happy Friday everyone!
It looks wonderful. I have a hard time though when things aren’t as tidy inside as I would like that. It haunts me.
Lining something like this is much harder than making an actual bag. Just so you know.
Anyway, it looks like a pretty Out of Africa bag.
It looks adorable! Your house color turned out fabulous as well!
Looks good to me! 🙂
The basket is oh so pretty.