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Wooden Purse Handles
Have you ever seen something at an arts and crafts sale and wondered
how it was made? I love going to arts fairs because I get good ideas of
things that I could make. I like to make things, however they do not
always turn out to look as nice as the same thing made by others. Other
people like the things that I make and tell me that they look nice, but
I can se the flaws in the finished products. Maybe we are our own worse
critic.
One of the hot items to make for yourself right now are purses. There
are several cute purse patterns out on the market. The thing that I
could not figure out on one crocheted purse was how they made the
handles. It was a tan with wooden purse handles. The wood was carved and
really added to the look of the purse. She also had striped and other
multicolored bags and they all had the wooden purse handles. My first
thought was that she or someone she knows must make them by hand. They
were actually the most attractive part of the purse.
When you go the craft fairs you find that there are two kinds of
crafters. One will tell you every step of the process that they go
through to make each item. The second crafter is the kind of person that
will not say anything about their items. They will give one word answers
to questions. The woman with the bags with the wooden purse handles fit
into the second category. One of the other shoppers heard me ask about
the wooden purse handles. When we had stepped away from the booth she
told me that you can buy the handles in any craft shop.
They have them in plastic, wood, bamboo and they come in a wide
variety of colors. Once you have made your bag you simply attach the
handles to it. She said that you can use them on cloth bags as well as
yarn bags. They also come in a variety of lengths so you can use them as
a clutch style or and over the shoulder bag. She told me which store she
thought had the greatest selection as well as the best prices. She also
told me that she goes to second hand stores to check out the purses. She
said many times you can buy a purse for under a dollar and then she
recycles parts of it for the handbags that she makes. I was very glad
that she stopped to talk to me. She had some great ideas and tips that
she was willing to share.
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