Rug Bag

I found myself adventuring into unknown territory yet again this week. This has clearly been a summer of firsts for me, everything from gardening, to homemade jam, and now taking on the task of purse making! There are two reasons why this whole purse thing started: first, I have not been able to find a purse worth paying for since Christmas, hence why I am still carrying my ‘Elf bag’ as my dad calls it. (I have to clarify that the purse only earned that name because of its vintage green color, and my father, well he is quite the character.) My other inspiration for making a purse came from my fashionista friend Kelli’s great find. She came home from a vacation with the most unique, jaw-dropping bag I had ever seen. It turned out that it was from a local retailer with a boutique in Savannah and by the looks of it, I could never afford it anyways. I thought I had given up on the idea until I found myself strictly looking for that particular bag each time I went shopping, knowing full well I was not going to find it! Yes, I sound obsessive and I’ll admit that it is definitely a flaw of mine when it comes to fashion. Not long ago Kelli’s amazing find made another appearance and stirred the pot all over again. So this time instead of pining over a purse I will likely never be able to buy, I decided to make my own.

It is definitely not a replica of the original purse; my skill set is not nearly that advanced to tackle such a project. In this case, I took a few of the qualities I liked and applied them to a different style purse to meet my needs, and again skill set! The result, I could not be happier J .  I am becoming addicted to the feeling of creating something beautiful and conquering new goals, even if they are short-term, I’m proud to have them again.

**Overwhelming demand for my new bag has provoked me to sell these in my Ashley Nicolle etsy shop. I'm planning on buying more materials this weekend with different colors!