Malteser Purse

As an homage to my cultural heritage, I present my Malteser cocktail purse.

Made from the larger Malteser packages, it zippers shut and the handle isn't what it seems. I bought round crafting beads, painted them chocolate brown and coated them in shellac so they looked like the yummy balls of goodness.

This was a one-off project, made for my use and first unveiled at my Auntie's wedding. Needless to say, the cousins luuuuurrrrved it.

Album Totes

What good are your albums if you never listen to them? Make bags out of them! Better yet, let me do it for you.

I'm selling these at my local farmer's market along with other crafts my friend and I make.

And I melt down the album to use as a sturdy bottom to the bag. My prototype is one that I still use more than a year after making it. It's of an old Donny Osmond album. The record smashed but it still holds up, despite my abuse. And, I swear, women of a certain age are forever coming up to me to tell me how much they love my bag. And now I have a place to sell them and spread the joy.