Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Rescue effort

I made an Evening Bag today. I decided to make it in evening (wedding?) fabrics for a change. When I turned the bag through, I thought that those interesting textural bits on the fabric rather resembled crinkle-cut potato chips.

Luckily, I'm a terrible hoarder of anything that looks like it might EVER be useful....

These broken (fake) pearl strings have been in my possesion for over 20 years - surviving multiple shifts between houses, countries and hemispheres....

..and the potato chips are now poppies... sort of.

Because I finished it long after the day's light was gone, I couldn't get a decent photo of the whole bag. Can you put the picture together in your mind...?

Don't worry - I'll follow up with a proper photo another day.

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14 comments:

  1. Gay McDonellApril 15, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    Wow - very swish!!

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  2. AnonymousApril 16, 2009 at 12:08 AM

    I can and I love it! The bag looks great Nikki.

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  3. KatherineApril 16, 2009 at 3:26 AM

    Oh-la-la. Very posh, Nikki.

    Now wasn't it smart of you to save those bits as they look perfect on this bag.

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  4. PaisleyJadeApril 16, 2009 at 6:05 AM

    Very pretty!

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  5. okie2thfairyApril 16, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Where do you get your labels?

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  6. LieslApril 16, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    Its divine. There's only one person I can think of who could possibly turn potato chips into poppies!! The beading looks very pretty.

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  7. A Spoonful Of SugarApril 16, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    Just lovely!! Looks very glamorous.

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  8. NikkiApril 16, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    Hoarders everywhere rejoice!

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  9. lauraApril 16, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    I love the lining and the facing! Too funny though, I NEVER eat potato chips but just last night I opened a bag of exactly those kind of chips!! At least yours are pretty and calorie free.

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  10. CarolinaApril 16, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    So...are you calling it the Smiths Bag?? LOL
    Looking forward to seeing it in full but it looks devine!

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  11. Sandra @ Pepperberry and Co.April 16, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    What a posh delight! Everyone needs a bag that makes them crave those ridiculously tasty, fat-riddled things we call chips. I want some now!! :-)

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  12. AnonymousApril 16, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Hey Nikki. GREAT bag - love your potato chip flowers ;)! Actually, my favourite part is the machine embroidery. Lovely, just lovely. By the way - your button on my blog links to an error page. Hmmm ;/ Think I'll try re-loading it and see if that works. Cheers, MissyP.

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  13. AnonymousApril 16, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    OK, cancel that. Re-loaded it and now it's linking just fine. See ya!

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  14. TracyApril 20, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    Hello! Stumbler here in a round about way, and very glad I did...your blog and projects are beautiful! LOVE this bag and all its pretty details. Love those potato chips! ;o) Very glammy!

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xxx Nikki