Boho Bag

When I joined the 2018 Finish-A-Long in Quarter 2, the last of the items on my list was finishing my Boho bag, which was just a pieced flap at that time. You can see it here.    I finished the bag this morning.  This happens to be the 7th one I have made, I have 2 others, I made 2 for granddaughter Kyleigh and I have sold 2 as commissions.  

This was the front of the bag after I finished the embellishment and added the trim.  The beautiful under the sea laces, trims I bought from Nicki Lee's Etsy shop Raviolee Dreams.  She puts together wonderful under the sea packages with laces, seaweed, shells, charms, fish, mermaids, seahorses etc. I have bought multiple from her and am always thrilled with the packages.  You just tell her what you are looking for and your price range and she will make you a package up.  

This was the inside flap, which I stenciled.  It reads  "She sits quietly by the Sea.  She held a seashell to her ear and listened to mermaid songs of the SEA.  Softly at that moment her Happiness floated like the waves of the SEA."

This is a vintage lace piece I sewed onto the front of the bag, under the flap as a pocket.  

This is another vintage lace piece I sewed to the inside as a pocket.

Its hard to see but there is another pocket here for the inside with a magnetic closure, which I concealed with a flower.  

This was a label I put inside this morning.  

Completed front

Completed back, with another of Nicki Lee's lovely dyed seahorses.