Cheese Gromit!

That's all I could think of while working with these grommits. These are the screw in kind from JoAnn's, not the kind that needs a special tool. What a pain in the rear these were though! My stress level was on maximum while putting them on. Why? Because I had already created the body of the purse and I had to cut through it and if I made the hole too big I pretty much would have ruined the purse and would have had to eat the cost. And I was installing it through layers, so I had to hope that in the end all the holes would line up. Luckily everything worked out alright. I started with a small hole and kept trimming it. Hence the pain in the behind.

This purse has a lot of hardware, but that's what I'm seeing a lot of lately in leather purses. So I thought why not fabric purses too? If my camera could get a true color picture you'd see how well the antiqued hardware goes with the gold color in the fabric. It really pretty and quite roomy.

I have to pick up my pace! I did NOTHING with the purses this weekend. Instead I went to the beach. Hubby did a triathalon on the beach (I'm so proud of him!) and the kids and I met up with him and the in-laws afterwards for some beach fun and a nice lunch (Thanks again Mom & Dad!). Oktoberfest is a week and a half away, time to stop futzing around with new techniques like Grommits (Cheese Gromit! See, I can't help but think of it!). I've got to get some basic bags and totes done to sell. Although I REALLY want to try my hand at an applique on a bag. It will have to wait though!

Here's the latest:

Front (it's hanging, it just looks like it's on the couch, but it's not):




Back:



Outer pocket:



Inside:



Inside Zipper:



Being carried (so hard to take a picture in the mirror!):