I stumbled across a series of lovely purses with oriental themes this morning. What you see above is one of them, a Mindy design. I love Mindy's pieces, especially the Japanese quilt patterns, one of which this is adapted from.
Start your journey here. Click on Go Shopping on the left , then click on Painted Canvas in the middle of the page. Now click on Mindy and prepare to enjoy! There are seven purse canvases on the first page, including a Christmas one and one from her sheet music pattern.
http://www.homesteadneedlearts.com/
I also found clutch purses from Shorebird Studio/Katie Molineaux at The Needlepointer. Start here by clicking on Canvas Gallery on the left side of the page. Then scroll down to the Ks to find Katie's pieces. There are two sections. I found the clutch purses with a carved closure bead and obi fabric for finishing on pages 4 and 5 of Section I.
http://www.theneedlepointer.com/
Have fun dreaming of where you might carry such a purse!
Jane/Chilly Hollow
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