Cane Toad Skin Handbag

[Handstitched]

G'Day G'Day ,

We had our local country show at the weekend, the weather was awesome, and had some great sales through out the day. I couldn't fault the day at all .

It was a long tiring day, but the best of all... I made a Cane Toad Skin Handbag and a stubby holder to go in the exhibition shed.

I got the bag finished about an hour before the entries closed...phew!!

The bag got first prize , and the stubby holder got second .

heres a link to the pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40990121@N05/7814084780/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40990121@N05/7814085270/in/photostream/

P.S. 'Brutus' my Q'Stitch Colt machine should also get a mention...it did all the stitching .( the Pfaff 60 under the red cover did a little bit too)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40990121@N05/4111321665/in/photostream/

All the best,

HS

[dirtclod]

Good deal on winning and second place. Nice looking purse and holder. But they do look kinda wierd but cool with the heads sticking out there.

[Handstitched]

Thank you very much:)

They sure do look quite weird,

The fact that they are a very serious problem here in Australia,( approx 1.3 billion+...and counting) may also have been the motivation behind the first & second prize.

But there are people that love them when they come to my stall , and some that hate them .

'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' thats what I tell them anyway.

It's quite a strong, durable leather and easy to sew, even on a domestic machine with the right needle, and the amount of products that can be made is only limited by your imagination.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40990121@N05/6828796423/

All the best,

HS