My Knitting Library
This purse is made from a cigar box. I started to play with
thin
wood that was wrapped around some of my husbands cigars. The
natural wood grain looked very interesting cut into small squares and
laid out in a diamond pattern. The purse has small squares
veneered onto the front in a diamond pattern while the back has 2
large diamonds and the sides have medium size diamonds. After I
glued all of the pieces onto the box, I lacquered the entire purse with
clear varnish. It is finished with a dark red glass beaded
handle, square tapestry style fabric lining and a wonderful
burgundy and gold tassel.