My Sister's Purse

My younger sister adores all things Juicy Couture. For those of you who don't know, Juicy Couture has the latest styles for women, kids, handbags, shoes, jewelry, charms, accessories, and fragrances. Ok, that was taken from the store's website. I have never bought anything from Juicy, but my sister adores the store. She has the shoes, the tops, the jewelry, and the fragrance.

Juicy Couture is a high end clothing store. A LOVE TO SURF key chain at Juicy costs $48.00, but is on sale for $36.00. The point? Juicy is too rich for my blood. But my sister's birthday was coming up and she does adore Juicy. Because I love my sister I decided to use my creative talents and design a bag for my sister.

I modeled this knit bag after the traditional Juicy Couture shopping bag. I used Rainbow Sensations yarn in light pink and Lionbrand Suede yarn in mocha. I lined the inside with a light canvas print and made my own metal rim to support the purse.

I knit this bag in 5 pieces and sewed the pieces together. I chose to knit it in pieces because I wanted it to resemble the shopping bags at the store. But it would be easy to alter the pattern to knit in one piece. I intend to make more shopping bag purses, but until then I am keeping the pattern under wraps. ;) After sewing the bag together I embroidered the design on both sides. To avoid copy right infringements I made slight changes to the the Juicy design. After I was content with the design I sewed in the lining and added a pocket.

Here are the pictures. I hope you love it as much as my sister did.

Bottom Line?
This purse was fun and easy to make, but the best part? My sister got a one-of-a-kind original Juicy (A+W) purse. So don't let money stop you from creating a wonderful project for a loved one.