The fairy purses have been mentioned mentioned before, they are Avril's crochet creations that were inspired by an antique "miser's purse". This one was in my Christmas stocking just a couple of weeks ago. 
Not miserly at all, these are stylish joined pockets of ingenious design; the entire work is a single continuous chain of crochet from one pocket to the other. Hard-to-find silky thread of just the right weight is necessary for the pockets to hang nicely and to support the beaded fringe.
Each pocket is 2.5 inches wide. The multi-layered flowers are Avril's invention too, plus the slider ring to keep the cords from tangling.
Designed to hold a few coins, perhaps or a sovereign or two, they are small enough to hang stylishly from a belt or belt loop.Coming soon to the Etsy shop are these, in silky aquamarine
and fairy green.
Little fairy purses are beguiling things to shape and consider.
Oh my ! How beautiful these are - true fairy treasures and little purses are one of my favourite things too ^_^
ReplyDeleteI LOve these small fairy purses!!!! In the beginning of my crochet experience i was making smaller things and little purses too!!!! Now that i saw your post with these lovelies i want to crochet a fairy one for sure!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!! Kisses! :o)
Dear Frances,
ReplyDeleteI came by way of your blog...hmmm...I'm not sure. Perhaps it was Carolyn from Little Gretel Dolls, or perhaps it was the old time fairy magic.
I am Jacqueline from Once Upon a Fairyland. I love dolls, bears, toys from my childhood, gnomes and elves...dogs too and fairies too. Once Upon a Fairyland was my childhood home. You can read about it on my sidebar on my blog. I invite you to come visit.
In kindness, I love the purses!
Jacqueline
Thank you for sharing with this beautiful fairy purse. This makes me want to block time to make one as well. I love crochet, now I will set a goal to make one by Christmas. Maybe with flower and butterfly on it... I will see how my imagination go..
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