Look what Laura made for me. This is such a great idea. She took a
silk purse from The Limited — found on sale at TJMaxx or Marshall's(?)
and heatherized it with handmade silk flowers and vintage buttons. I
love it!
There
are two dupioni flowers, plus two little buds from a Kaffe Fasset
print. The leaves are made from lace and a vintage kimono print.
the home front, my 13-year-old is now nearly my height — about 1/2" to
go. So bizarre. On our way to my parents' house yesterday, Elijah was
telling me how awesome it is to have a mom so close to him in age. (I
was 21 when we had him.)
"When I'm 60, you'll be 81," he said.
"And we can play shuffleboard together, " I replied.
"We can have a walker race to the country club!" he concluded.
An
image that will stay with me for oh, at least 47 more years, if I'm
fortunate enough to make it to that race. Now, of course, no
60-year-olds I know have a walker, but at 13, anyone over 40 is a
candidate for a walker, right?
I love that kid.
-o-o-o-o-o-
(McCartney wrote When I'm Sixty-Four when he was only sixteen years old! Although it wasn't released till he was 25 or so.)
That is hilarious!! I was 21 when I had my oldest daughter! 🙂 And that bag is beautiful!
They really have a way of making you feel old, don’t they. I love the questions like, did they have TV when you were a kid, cars, etc.
Love the purse!
Awesome embellishments! You son is great….what a cool conversation 🙂
My 13 year old is staring me in the eyes. It’s pure crazy, if you ask me. I’m cracking up over you having walker races. Awesome!
adorable!!! my son is the same way (and also about the same distance in age from me as your son is from you – i had him when i was almost twenty one). i have always loved that i won’t be super old when he is older, and that i’ll probably be young enough to really play with my grandbabies still 🙂 not that i want to think about that just yet! he’s still only nine years old!!!
Beautiful work on the purse.
Children grow so fast don’t they. So cool he
imagines you both having fun together into old age.
Such a cute bag! And story!
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Great bag, and what a fun story with your kiddo. They do think anybody over their age is ancient.
I love that song….the Beatles are awesome. Have you ever seen their movie “Help!” It’s awesome…my 6 and 8 year old daughters really enjoyed it too.
Oh, that purse is absolutely beautiful!
Your friend Laura is a real sweetheart! How gutsy is that to completely customize what was already a darling purse? She definitely improved it with her original embellishments, (just for you)!
LOL!!! Oh that is SO funny!!! Fantastic purse!!!
OH j’adore c’est très sympa.
That is so funny! Aren’t kids the best?!
Love the bag! Great, bright colors!
Lol…your son sounds awesome! Kids are a blessing. LOVE the handbag.
Haha! I still play that game, “when I’m this old, you’ll be that old.” Such a funny kid! Can’t wait to play that one with my own, now two and four.
Anna
I love the colors on this bag…I’m currently working on a kit using these exact same colors and I do say they look ever-so-lovely Heather – I could live in your world. Smile. – Christine
Lush embellishments! At least you know you’ll be toting some fab purses when you’re out and about on your stroller!!! :o) Jen xxx
cute flowers!
Good point, Sewcraftyfox! Fab purses will make getting older so much more fab. Love it.
I love that song When I’m sixtyfour!! I was born in 64 and that’s the same year the fab four came to the states!! and I just turned…18 years away from 64….uh…wow that suddenly sounds like a VERY short time….better get a move on with the rest of my life then..
My daughter is 13 and 2 inches taller than me, and I’m not short at 5′ 8″. Yes, my youngest, my baby, is 5′ 10″. I am now shorter than all 3 of our kids.
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That bag is gorgeous, love it! Your son sounds like a cutie, love the walker races, hope you beat him! 🙂
So relating to the age/height thing. My daughter is 13 & my height (I’m not short!!) and I was 21 when I had her. Which pretty much makes me the coolest Mom right now. I guess that makes up for being the only mother in my group of friends & being broke for the first 8 years 😉
Love the bag, btw!
O wow, this was a great idea, the clutch came out gorgeous. Your friend is soo creative!
So sweet! The purse and the story!
love the blog….
love the purse….
love the story : )
I’m in total shock.
She did this gorgeous bag by herself!? It looks like the work of a craftsman made after years of thought 🙂
Now I see what you can get with a little effort and a lot of love, eh? 🙂
Cute on it’s own but “Heatherized” it is MAGNIFICENT darling! Thanks for sharing, I’m kinda wishing it wasn’t one of a kind. . .=)
Oh my goodness! It was SO worth the wait! Love all of these pics, especially your purse!