Rockstar Bag progress

Sara Lawson’s Rockstar Bag is taking longer than I  had hoped. I’ve had several interruptions. Mostly the grands Trick-or-Treating last night. But totally worth it!

Here is what I have finished. It may not look like very much, but it is. I’m getting pretty good at sewing vinyl, if I do say so myself. I guess it’s like everything else–practice makes perfect. I’ve also set the rivets although it doesn’t show that in this picture.

Meanwhile, when I’m tired I take up my genealogy again. I am in possession of one very old tin-type of an ancestor. The back has the name Mary Everhart Blair and tell the relationship to my gggrandfather, Jesse Green Blair. I know her name isn’t correct. The baby is supposed to be Emma, but if it’s Mary Seagraves (not Everhart) the baby can’t be Emma. It may be Cora, the eldest daughter of Elizabeth Jane Culp Blair. I wish I knew.

Are you Mary or Elizabeth? Emma (Lettie) or Cora?

Author: denise

I have done beadwork for over 25 years and got so interested in jewelry design that I took two metalwork classes at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee from wonderful teachers Deborah Lynn Gold and Marjorie Simon. I can't choose a favorite medium. I love sculptural work and adore forming and fabricating metals, but three-dimensional beadwork is more colorful. I sew a lot! Lately I've been making lots of purses and wallets as well as upcycling used clothing into new items. Lately I've gone back to sewing and refashioning cast-off clothing–mostly men's shirts, into girls' clothing. I also enjoy making handbags and wallets. They are really fun to put together–like a puzzle. View all posts by denise