Leather Handbag

I purchased Schmetz leather needles art: 1715 to use with my 1630 Bernina sewing machine purchased back in 1993. I made this purse/handbag last week with two inside pockets one large fabric and one leather, the leather pocket is for my iPhone. My family says it looks like a 500.00 handbag. I still need topstitching around top of bag. My mom says; take it to a shoe repair and have them topstitch it. I'm scared they will ruin it.

My last leather handbag was made by my mother and me 8 years ago.

Making Christmas Gifts

I made a bunch of Christmas gifts this year using a scoreboards die and Gelli printing plate, No two book are alike. 

I added two small composition books to each book. Gelli Printed books 3 5/8" x 5" 

With closures, elastic, mini books, embellishments I was out of pocket over 100.00. This didn't include price of die cutting, tools, paint, file folders, stencils and gelli printing plate.