A Purse, Or No Purse... That Is The Question!

8:00am I woke up, wishing I had a cup of coffee.
So why didn't I just get out of bed and make myself a cup? Well you see, I was out of cream. And cream (or half and half) is something I need in my coffee or I can't stand to drink it! Just to give you an idea, my parents used to walk through the kitchen, seeing me fix a cup of coffee, and ask "Did you want a bit of coffee with your cream adn sugar?!" So when I say I need the cream, I am quite serious. (I have sugar in bulk!)

I decided to go to the store before drinking coffee, showering or even brushing my teet. I went without makeup and barely looking human, I drove to the store. I normally go to health food stores, and to get my dairy products I go to Whole Foods because they sell milk in glass jars and its lightly pasturized.. instead of at any other store where its "ULTRA PASTURIZED" basically, pasturization takes the milk's nutrients out, thus making it not really good for you anymore... So I like to buy as close to the cow as I can, since it's illegal to sell/buy raw milk in Nevada.

Now, please note that when I go to this store, I remind myself sternly that it's nickname is "Whole Paycheck" due to the fact that you can very easily spend a LOT on things you dont need... such as the organic cotton purse I found myself staring at. I really liked it.. but as I looked at the price tag, I thought.. "It's only a purse... I don't need another one.. I have a good summer one, that doesn't need replacing..." Still not putting the purse down, I looked at it and casually thought "I could easily make this...... *pause*..... I CAN easily make this!!!" so I put the purse down, payed for my few items and drove back home, as fast as legally possible. (I got into my car at the store to discover my dog had gone to the bathroom on my seat... and squished it all over my car.. -_- not thrilled)

Thus began one of my many projects through the day! I looked through some of the clothes I had in a pile that I planned to use for things (these things are not yet known to me) and found a skirt. I looked at it and began cutting a good purse size (I held it up to myself to determine the size) and had a great idea to make the purse with lining, and a pocket inside... so I did... and here are the pictures!!

This is the skirt that I used for the outside of the purse.

This is the skirt I used for the liner, and the accessory!

The inside of the liner.. this it the pocket I had just sewed on!

Sewing the pieces of the outside together.

This is what it looks like when I get distracted! LUNCH!! (yes, I draw on my coffee table and coasters with chalk!)

And, I continued to get distracted... I cleaned my whole house (look at that shiny floor!),  I have laundry hanging on the drying rack, and please note the bathroom rugs hanging outside on the railing, right along side my front room rug...  :-) 



Eventually, I got back to my project, and this is the finale! I tied the really fluffy parts of the skirt into a knot and let the pieces hang loose to make the flower type accessory.



And here is a close up of the inside of the purse.. you can see the pocket, as well as the white thread I used to sew the outside seam! LOL

Later on through the day, a friend came over, so I had made homemade potatoe salad, burgers, and we had some canteloupe with some freshly "brewed" sun tea!!! We went out to a korean karaoke studio and sang to our hearts' content!
All in all, I had a pretty good day!

I'm feeling pretty worn out from all my running around.. so I'm going to go to bed now, but firstly, I have something very important to say!

Theresa, my dear friend, Happy Sweet 16!! I sang a song for you in karaoke, and I thought of you throughout the day! I hope you had a really special birthday! Love and miss you!  <3


Kryzdy