Penny Richards's Page

"Have I got a purse for this bride!  It's upcycled and nature-loving and even has a pastoral/historical vibe.  No glitter at all.  Here's my Flower Girl purse (she can give it to her favorite member of the wedding party):"

"Thanks for the tweets! ;)"

"Another new one this weekend:  Adelina Knits, an upcycled Koret leather purse featuring Danish actress and knitter Adelina Werligh Hagerup: "

"New purse in my shop (first in a while, with more to come).  Today I'll also be relisting some inventory that's been unlisted during its time in a Recycled Art show in Long Beach (which ended this week). Meet Mrs. Chapin,…"

"That looks much clearer, thanks."

"Might need some clarification on collage elements.  Does using found images, patterned papers, book pages, purchased embellishments, etc., eliminate an entry on the "Is the work original and done only by the artist" criterion? "

"The date is correct--it's just written like the British and Australians do it, day-month-year.  So 10/03/2012 is the 10th of March 2012."

"Thanks!  I carry one of my own train cases as a purse, and from what I hear, everyone's mom had a train case!  I know mine did.  She had an indestructible Samsonite, it was in great condition, and.... she pitched it a few years…"

"Finally ready with something!  This train case is called "The Sopranos," because it features six early 20c. sopranos--but it's also in springy pink and green and turquoise, and I hope it qualifies.  Something about spring…"

"They're all on Flickr!  I rarely make anything that doesn't get posted to Flickr. ;) "

"Just got a nice message from a buyer--he bought two purses of mine on Zibbet, as gifts for his teen daughters--said they were a big huge hit and that his credibility is now "sky-high" with them.  So that was a nice holiday story for…"

"Me, I pin!  What a fun addiction that place is. http://pinterest.com/pennamite/"

"I got the stevencoleman one and reported it to support just now.  Guess I should have checked here first!  They're not even trying to be clever anymore, are they? "

"Tangerine Heart Recycled Wool Pouch: "

"I've been on Pinterest for a while, but I need to pin more Zibbet things (duh, don't know why I didn't think of that myself!): http://pinterest.com/pennamite/"