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A Blogger’s Lament

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:56:51 +0000

I have been feeling guilty for having neglected my blogging endeavors for — well let’s just say for too long! So here is an attempt to make up for lost time….It’s not that I haven’t been busy – it’s more the case that I’ve been too busy! I started the new year by making up a batch of Book Club purses:

	These covers from the70’s are SO much fun!
I followed that with a series of Nancy Drew purses (equally fun of course).
	I have most recently been working on some custom orders that have taken me in new directions.
I have just completed 4 different Austen book purses – 3 of them are variations of Pride and Prejudice. I love this black leather edition I found.

So thanks for checking on me – I’m alive and well and keeping busy!

Fantastic Fall Finds

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:59:23 +0000

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me” C.S. Lewis

I love little weekend jaunts to the wonderful small towns and quaint shops
that dot the Minnesota and Wisconsin landscape. In particular I am inspired by the creative ways that items are grouped and arranged in shops so that you want to bring the whole “look” home with you.

Here’s a link to one of my favorite shops in Stillwater, MN. Soooo, lovely!

One shop I was particularly taken with, displayed vintage books and tea cups together. Well, being a fan of both, I was smitten! Hence, I went on a “tea cup” spree and will be offering some of my finds along with my book purses later this fall. Hope it’s just your cup of tea!

Holiday Book Purse Line-Up

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:27:30 +0000

I’m busy creating a wonderful Holiday line up of book purses which will be ‘unveiled’ on Sunday Nov. 14th! Included will be purses made from EACH of Jane Austen’s novels – several versions of P&P – Little Women – Harry Potter – Shakespeare – Through the Looking Glass and as many other favorites as I can manage to get ready!! I’m excited to have discovered some lovely early-19th-century reproduction fabric by Barbara Brackman. Entitled ‘Hartfield’, named for the manor house in Jane Austen’s Emma., Hartfield echoes the colors and prints of early-nineteenth-century England. I’m excited about my line up and hope you will have fun Holiday Shopping at ExLibrisPurses!