Quick Project Thursday #1

Welcome to the very first Quick Project Thursday......there aren't many of us yet....and may or may not ever be, but you can still find a project here each and every Thursday that I promise you can complete in only a few hours and has wonderful "bang for the buck" type appeal.

This crochet bag was found at a local thrift store for $2.99. In it's original form (see last pic) you couldn't get past the gold inside lining to see what the purse could really be....but I knew it was the style I was looking for and they are not easy to find. I was able to hand dye some of my cotton laces with nothing other than rit dye in a hot sink bath and dug through my vintage velvets and was delighted to realize I had some wonderful dark green. Tearing the fabric into strips I was able to weave through the crochet bag in various lengths and patterns, alternating with the dyed laces, creating a wonderful random pattern....hiding the ugly gold completely. The weaving is easy to do by simply attaching a safety pin to one end and going in and out of the crochet blocks. When I got to the ends, I tucked them in, or you could easily take a couple of stitches by hand to hold them into place. I added a beautiful matching green millinery rose from my stash for just the girlie look I love, and it was done. I would still like to add some 3" green fringe to the bottom, but haven't found quite what I am looking for yet. With or without the fringe, it has great presence and I love it because it looks like it took hours and great skilll.....yet the project can be completed in under two hours once you have your supplies.....and I promise....finding the bag will be the most challenging part of this project.......

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I hope you enjoyed the quick project here and that you will try one yourself. I realize there are alot of theme days out there, but if you are the "queen" of quick projects, I invite you to grab my button by pasteing into your blog and joining us for the fun each and every Thursday. We are starting small, and I may end up being the only one, but you are always assured of finding something quick and easy that has wonderful presentation

xojana