My inky travels along life's rocky road

Sunday 28 August 2016

Dictionary Challenge - H



This fortnight's letter for the Craft Barn dictionary challenge is H. It took me a while to decide on a word - sometimes I just know straight away what to pick and other times (like this) it takes a lot longer. There was no shortage of words beginning with H but I couldn't settle on one until I came to Handbag. 'A handbag?????' I hear you cry in your best Lady Bracknell voice. Here's what helped me decide:
Some time ago (several months into 2007 to be exact) I picked up a handbag themed desk calendar at the bargain price of 95p. It had an image of a different handbag for every day of the year and I have used several on birthday cards since then. The size of the images is perfect for the 13x18cm format I am using for this challenge and this Argentinian red alligator handbag with brass frame from the 60s looked just right for cutting out. In a nod to a current trend I decided to give it a pompom handbag charm which I made with embroidery silks in 3 toning colours (no I don't carry a handbag with a pompom on it!). The background was made with Brushos in yellow, lime green and olive green. I added some punched handbags along the bottom.

9 comments:

  1. Fabulous 60s bag! and that Brusho background sets it off perfectly.
    In answer to your question, yes the bee stamp is from Stampotique, it is the double one with a small and medium bee on one wood block.

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  2. I'm laughing at your justification of the word handbag. I think it's a fabulous word, and I'm fairly certain there won't be others who will be using it. And even if they did, they wouldn't have a gorgeous handbag you've kept in your stash for just this very purpose (I'm sure).

    You have added just the right amount of humor to this post and a great word and illustration!

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  3. Yep you don't have to give a reason for handbags, the women amongst us totally get it! Your chosen bag looks incredibly real and I couldn't tell which bit was 3 D and which wasn't. And if you fancy having a pompom on your bag, go ahead. You should see the charms I put on mine!

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  4. The handbag looks like the real deal and not a photograph. The lovely zingy background sets the bag off beautifully.

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  5. Very nice! I love the layout on this piece and the bright coloured background sets that handbag off a treat. The pompom is just cute, love it.

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  6. A fabulous piece, I love the handbag and the colours are lovely.
    xxx Hazel.

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  7. Love your background & the pom-pom is a lovely finishing touch. Thank you for finding the time to visit my blog & for leaving your comment. It is very much appreciated.

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  8. Thank you for entering the Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge. Good Luck Mickie x

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  9. Fantastic colour combination and wonderful how the pom-pom and Brusho background work so well together xx

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