Mandala purse is finished

I finished the mandala purse.  Here are front & back photos.  I will have this for sale at The Majestical Roof's Art Market this Saturday.  If it doesn't sell there and/or the store doesn't take it, I'll post it on my Etsy store.

Front view, open

Front view, closed

Back view

In the view above, you can see what the lining looks like.  The whole inside is lined like the lid.

Mandala Gourd Purse

Last week, I started a new gourd purse.  I decided to go with a mandala theme.  I've only done the pyrography and cutting/cleaning so far.  If I have time, I might start the painting tomorrow.  Or not.  Hubby is coming home from the Denver Gem & Mineral Show tomorrow, so I suspect crafts will have a low priority.

Front

Lid

Back

Catching up - Part I: Gourd Purse!

Front view

Hubby got me a new computer back in June, but I haven't been using it as much as I should.  Time to catch up on posting projects I've been working on.  Probably the biggest and coolest thing I've done was take a gourd purse class from Gloria Crane.  We transformed plain ol' canteen gourds into beautiful (and functional) purses, complete with pretty lining.  Here's some pictures of mine:

Top

I lined the inside and padded it a bit

Back view -- I added some free-hand drawings

I love my gourd purse!