Sometimes I get overwhelmed by what needs doing and the pull from others for my time. I know that none of you have that problem. I should be extremely grateful that I actually have a home that needs cleaning, that I have an abundance of fabrics and fibers to work with and that I have dear friends who want to do things with me. In short I have been blessed and should not complain. Okay already.... I have been working on three purses at the same time. Three new ones that are not finished. Hopefully one will be completed by Saturday night, the rest will probably take longer.

This was a fun little bag that I finished shortly after I got back from New Orleans. It is small. The opening is only five inches across and it is seven inches long. I intend to wear it across my body and put my cell phone and money in it when I don't want to cover a larger bag. The background is part of an army blanket and the wools are from my overflowing scrap basket. It was a lot of fun to make.

I recently picked up five balls of sari silk. The colors drew me in and I had the most fun knitting these small bags. Whether they will be used as purses or as storage bags I don't know. The top one I am keeping. I embellished it with vintage buttons from my large collection. I know they blend in with the bag in the picture, but in life they stand out. This bag is more muted than the others and I am keeping it for myself. The other four turned out a little larger. I think there was just more on the balls of sari silk. I embellished them with felted wool balls from my collection. Some of those small balls, less than an inch across I made some time ago, before I discovered that you can buy them fairly inexpensively. Some of the balls were beaded for a little sparkle. I made them for the four teachers and long time friends from the Workt by Hand retreat I go to every spring in Ohio. I hope that they will like them.