As a World Relief project, some ladies in our church are "embellishing" bags that were made by women in Jamaica. We will have an "open house" sale on April 3 & 4 and send the money back to Jamaica. There are also beautiful hand crocheted and embroidered linens but I don't have any of them. I began by sewing on the ribbons, appliques, etc. Then I got smart and found something called Liquid Stitch - and it glues them on and they become permanently bonded. Saved a lot of time by doing it that way! I did 15 bags this week. I actually like the bags "plain" better, but apparently they sell better if they are embellished. Several other church have already had their sales.
Other than that, it's been a quiet and somewhat boring week. But the sun was shining beautifully today and I went for a walk this afternoon - about a mile.
Where is the sale going to be?
ReplyDeleteHow much are they? How much is an unembellished bag?
ReplyDeleteI think they're "too much"! The black one with the red rose (7x7 inches)is marked $15, the black one with the big butterfly (8x9 inches) is marked $17. I can't find a price on the smaller "clutches". There are also larger ones that are $30-40 or so. We are supposed to suggest an additional price for the embellishments, and they will either pay us for that or send the extra money to Jamaica. I certainly don't want anything for my time or material and will tell them that but they can mark them however they want to. I personally like them plain. If you are really interested, I will find out the prices of the various sizes and let you know.
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