My latest purse

[LanetteG]

I started another purse out of Patons Fresco for my daughter's substitute teacher who is leaving now that the other teacher is back from maternity leave. the kids all really loved her and I wanted to do something special for her. It's lined and I made several different flowers that she can change. My favorite is the green one, I sewed pink beads around a green one in the center that has a flower on it. I'm so pleased!
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[Catana]

That's a wonderful sendoff for the teacher. Be careful. Purses are addictive!

[csabers]

Great bag! I love all of the flowers, especially the green one! :clap

[happygeek]

The bag is adorable!! I love how you made it versatile wityh all the different color flowers....did you also make the handles?
Great Job!

[BlueFuzzy]

Lovely purse! :clapThe changeable flowers are a great idea.:manyheart

[Kymberlina]

Love the bag! :heart

[Frangipani]

That is such an awesome purse!! How did you get the flowers to be interchangable? I'd love to know!

Great job :cheer

[sem464]

I know she will love it!

[Crochet Buffet]

Gasp!!! That's beautiful!

I was looking at your blog and that turquoise/aquamarine purse you made is DEEVINE!
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I've never made a purse. Is that Fresco like Simply Soft at all?
I've recently fallen in love with Simply Soft (Thanks to Chelle and her patterns!), and picked up a few new colors today!

[Tiffany]

Very nice work!! :)

[jingles96]

That is AWESOME! What a nice gift for the teacher. :)

[AshEgypt]

What a great purse! I always felt bad for sub teachers, coming and going all the time (but they probably like it better that way :lol)

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[Woven N Spun]

how adorable. Love the idea of changing the flowers. Very creative

[123mama]

Very nice purse and I love changing the flowers.:manyheart

[DawnsRays]

That is so great--I love the idea of different flowers for different outfits or moods. Way to go! you did a wonderful job:cheer

~DAWN

[Terri/LadySorce]

What a cute little purse!!

[truelove730]

That is so nice! Great job! I love it.

[MiCountess]

Beautiful :heart
Michelle

[YaYa Yarnhood]

Very Pretty!

[Nashville Crocheter]

Beautiful bag!!! :manyheart What a thoughtful gift and I really like the idea of the interchangeable flowers. GREAT Idea. :clap


Barbara

[MLLORF]

Beautiful. I really liked all the different view on your blog.

[lilacsandroses]

That is really cute. What a great gift! As a teacher, I would love to get gifts like that. In my area, parents very rarely give gifts to teachers, except at Christmas. I love all the flowers you made as well.
Melanie

[ellebee]

Very pretty!

[twoqtgirls]

Wow! Awesome!!!!

[deneen]

That is beautiful

[Julie]

Very nice, I'm sure she'll love it! :clap

[LanetteG]

I made the flowers interchangable by sewing pin backs to them, that way they can really be used anywhere.

I gave it to her today and she squealed before she evn got it out of the bag. :clap She said' You made me something! I've seen all these hats and ponchos you've made(that we've given different girls for birthdays) and I really wanted something!' She was so excited she pined one of the flowers to the jean jacket she was wearing! SHe's just so cute, the kids will miss her dearly!:manyheart

To answer another question from someone, Fresco is a tape yarn. It's not like anything I've worked with and I haven't been able to find anything comperable to it AND it's been discontinued, so it's hard to find.