Big Shot Purse

I just had to hop on the bandwagon and make one of these splendid little shabby-chic purses!  It was so quick and easy, using the Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (#113439) and the Scallop Square Clear Bigz Die (#115950) to cut out the squares, that I'm thinking about Christmas presents already!  And not just purses for the women in my life.  I think I could put together a bunch of lap quilts in a jiffy.  The hardest part of the whole process, for me, was stitching a straight line diagonally from corner to opposing corner. ;-)

The die will cut EIGHT layers of quilt cotton at a time, so you can really mass produce lots of squares to sew together!


I wanted the purse to be black, white and turquoise, and while I was shopping for the fabric, I found the turquoise dragonfly print, and then found the perfect button for the clasp!  Too cute, huh?

You can order the tools you need to make this purse from me (except the fabric and sewing machine, of course) by clicking on the "Shop Now" Catalog on the upper right.  If you order a Big Shot and/or the Scallop Square Die from me, either through my business website or by contacting me directly, I will send detailed, illustrated instructions for making this purse.  Come one, you know you want to make it!

Stampin' Up! Deals of the Week!

It's cool and cloudy here, and I am so loving the fall weather after the awful heat this summer!  We had a big pot of cioppino with crusty french bread for supper last night. YUM!!!  This is great weather for getting creative and inspired by the upcoming holidays. 

<<< Me, thinking about the holidays.

Look at these AWESOME deals of the week from Stampin' Up!  The dies are for use with the Big Shot die cutting machine.  I found out recently that you can use the Big Shot to cut FABRIC to make QUILTS!  It can handle six layers of regular quilt-weight cotton fabric.  If you would like to see some amazing quilts made with the Big Shot, check out Jill Olsen's quilts HERE.  Be sure to come back and look at these, too:

 

115961 Perfect Setting Bigz XL die - regular price $42.95 sale price $25.99. Create cupcake holders and napkin rings from card stock, Designer Series paper, or other material. The cupcake holder is designed to hold a standard-size cupcake.

114515 Flower Burst Embosslits die - regular price $11.95 sale price $5.99.  Check out some lovely cards made with this die HERE, HERE and HERE.

 

116760 Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die - regular price $39.95 sale price $25.49.  This is so cool inside a card - you open the card and the cake pops up!  Great for birthday, wedding, baby showers.  I'll bet you could also use it as a place card at a shower or wedding rehearsal dinner, or reception. See some cute ideas HERE and HERE.

I need to snap some photos of a few cards and get them posted here, maybe later troday.