I've long admired straps on purses at various retail stores; running my fingers along the details; wondering where I could obtain similar straps for the bags I want create using traditional crochet stitches, felting or freeform techniques. I'd visit various yarn/craft shops and look at the straps/handles they had to offer, and often times think I found one that would fit the bill. Some of which I purchased and added to my stash, waiting for that perfect project.
I often wondered what other creative options I had; what else could I use? I was in an Annie Sez store a few months back, checking out all the new arrivals that featured crochet when I rounded one corner and found a huge display of belts. Beautiful belts. Belts of leather, belts of metal, belts of rhinestones. Had I hit the motherload of creative options? I wasn't seeing the belts as "belts" ... I was seeing them, after a few "cannibalistic" thoughts, as straps for the bags I had in mind to create!
I didn't buy any belts that day, but the creative juices were flowing. From that day on I made it a point to visit the "belt" section of every store I shopped at. Then it happened: I visited Kohls yesterday, and due to their end of season clearance, I feasted. I feasted on leather, on metal too. Finally I'm going to have the straps I've long desired for my bags.
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