Yep - I finally tracked down hinged o-rings! If these are what you've been looking for, you'll find them HERE!!
And since the Purse Frame and Bag in Day Workshops keep booking up and over, I've scheduled two new dates. 
Purse Frame Workshop - Sat 29th October 2011 - details HERE.
And I believe there are still places available on the Pattern-Free Wrap Skirt Workshop next weekend..... details here.
The fabric is an upholstery weight suede-look microfibre, which was 40% off its original $20 per metre price-tag in a recent Rathdowne Remnants sale (and it took much less than a metre). Fashion for less, I tell ya! 
I used 52mm squared edge o-rings on the two shoulder straps and a 38mm ring as a weight on the flap. The long ring-pull zips are still coming in handy - a perfect match!
Inside the flap is a bit of Patty Young dazzle. 
...and the lining is more of the same, with zipped and compartment pockets.
She was a bit of a hit in Sydney - I could have sold her a thousand times. She'll probably be strutting her stuff at the Melbourne Quilt and Craft show in a few weeks.
These frames are 150mm (6") with a curved edge, and are available here. If you like (and buy!!) them, I'll be able to continue the supply. I may even get around to making a pattern for them ...eventually. 
I have a few 150mm purse frames in CHUNKY style (like the 200mm chunky frames, only shorter!!). They're available here. And we also have some 200mm Chunky frames with loops for a purse chain. (We also have the chain). I think these would look cute on the Kiss Purse. 
We've had a lot of requests for o-rings that can be opened and linked onto other loops or eyelets. I found these.... 60mm diameter with 4mm wire. 
We also have some new antique o-rings. These are 25mm (1") and in 3mm wire, and you can find them in the shop here. 
During an overhaul of postage prices (thanks Australia Post for giving us reason to do this on a regular basis....), we've taken the opportunity to make a much-needed increase to our packaging and handling fee (from $2 to $3 per order).
We have a finite quantity of these lovely 50mm "antique brass" o-rings in stock, so we're running them out at 20% off the usual price. See them HERE.
You're right - that outfit was not crying out for a belt - but my nerve-twanging lower back was SCREAMING LOUDLY for it after a morning at the chiropractor. *I was just walking across a room.... Lara was witness to it if you don't believe me!
The process is quite simple. 
The business of bag hardware supplies is a tricky business, indeed. Sometimes you can search for a product for years and be told that it can't be done ...and then one day, when you least expect it (read: when you've ordered something completely different) it arrives, and is LOVELY. That day was yesterday.
