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MARVELOUS Maggie Handbag Made From Refashioned Sweaters and Handpainted Wool Felt-Fall Special

MARVELOUS Maggie Handbag Made From Refashioned Sweaters and Handpainted Wool Felt-Fall Special

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**This handbag is featured in the Autumn 09 issue of Haute Handbags. You can read more about it here: http://valsartstudio.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-first-publication.html. This is the last one of these handbags. It is #2 of an edition of 2. This handbag is on sale at Austin's Gallery, and once it sells, I will remove it from my etsy shop. So, if you want it, don't wait!!!

I have given hundreds of old, discarded wool sweaters new lives as children's and women's sweaters, pillows, and jewelry pieces. But I believe my true love is to refashion wool sweaters into irresistible handbags. Each is one-of-a-kind, and you won't see anyone else with such a lovely, unique handbag. They are beautiful. Sadly, the photos don't do them justice...

This handbag is an absolute work of art, created from a combination of felted Japanese recycled wool sweater, an antique sweater and handpainted wool felt. The handbag closes by a strap covering a magnetic clasp, hidden by the handpainted wool felt rose. The darker fabric on the front of the purse is a pocket. The lining is made of cotton fabrics, and wool felt. Please note, this handbag takes me TEN hours to make, and it is absolutely fabulous, a bargain at twice the price.

Also, please note that the handbag, though made from sweater fabric, is sufficiently lined so it stands up on it's own. This handbag is no Plain Jane, and it's not a Floppy Flo either! It's a Marvelous Maggie; priceless and simply fabulous!

The measurements are 8 1/4" wide x 8 1/4" tall x 2 1/2" deep at the base. The distance from the body to the top of the strap measures 20". Please convo me if you have any questions.

Finally, the colors of the handbag are true in the FIRST picture. The colors are washed out in the following pictures, but I "threw away" the shots off my computer before I changed them. (sorry!) Be assured the first photo will be the coloration of the handbag you receive. Convo me with questions. I can always take more photos.

T h a n k you so much for visiting my etsy shop, and for supporting all things handmade!

Added on Sep 28, 2009