As a thank-you, I made my friend who gave me the box of shiny thread two string bags embellished with it. She promptly named them “bling bags”. I shall call them this when I finally get round to making some for my future etsy shop (watch this space). For the time being, I just thought you might like to see how they came out:
They are much more sparkly than they appear in the pictures… ideal for glamorous shopping.
The Snail of Happiness 
nerdinthebrain
/ June 18, 2014Woohoo for a future Etsy shop! I can’t wait to see what you do with it. 😀 The bags are fabulous…I particularly like how they get so small and buttony. 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 18, 2014Great pattern from 1940… there’s nothing new!
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Nice piece of work
/ June 18, 2014glamorous shopping – bring it on!!!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 18, 2014even if it’s only fruit and veg!
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narf77
/ June 18, 2014You could take them to Harrod’s and be very proud of your purchases 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 18, 2014They are more likely to be seen at the farmers’ market… or possibly my local yarn shop!
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narf77
/ June 18, 2014Where EVERYONE who is anyone is going to want one. I live in farthest far-flung Antipodean Tasmania Australia and “I” want one! When is that Etsy store going to be open?
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Andrea
/ June 18, 2014I do like the little pouches to fold them away into.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 18, 2014It’s such a neat idea, isn’t it?
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davidprosser
/ June 18, 2014Very glam. I’m going to buy all the string vests from the charity shops now and sell them as DIY kits.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 21, 2014Can you still get string vests? Or should I start knitting those too?
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katechiconi
/ June 18, 2014How much will you sell them for and can I please buy one, or is there something I can make for you that I can barter? The little recycled fabric fold up one that lives permanently in my handbag doesn’t expand much, and I need something stretchier…
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 21, 2014I’m sure a swap for some seeds would be most acceptable. Do you have a colour preference? I am currently investigating sources of coloured cotton yarn… sadly fashion seems to get in the way somewhat!
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katechiconi
/ June 21, 2014A darkish colour, for preference, since it will be spending its life knocking about in the bottom of my handbag and may become slightly grubby…. The new Digger’s catalogue is not yet out, but when it is, do browse to the value you think the bag is worth and I’ll order and send them over.
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mgshersby
/ June 20, 2014Is this what you were knitting / crotcheting during our ecology discussions?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ June 20, 2014Yes… I was making the pale one over the weekend.
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mgshersby
/ June 20, 2014Cool! It’s nice to see the final version!
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