The Divine Bovine

Some gifts for a good friend's birthday- happy birthday, Eunice!

First, an unoriginal tree I copied from this book

which was a time-filler while waiting for some

hardware to arrive in the mail so I could make her

the Divinity Bovinity collection:

Eunice loves all things cow. We called her Walking Milk

in the days of our youth. She loves Gary Larson for his

interpretation of the cow psyche. She is glamorous and

funny like very few people can be who are not on drugs.

First, the handbag. In the last year I've become somewhat

fond of interfacing. Always knew it existed, seen mum use it

in her sewing but never was convinced of its merits. So

I did a bit of reading up and bought two different types-

craft fusible and heavy sew-in - to experiment with.

Put some in this handbag to make it stand up

all by itself. The bag has a black satin lining

with a concealed zippered pocket.

I've sewn handbags before but never with all the professional

metal stuff: magnetic clasps and purse feet!

A little coin purse with more of the black satin lining

and a padded eyeglass case with a pinch-frame.

This is not a vanity accessory. It is a triangle cow.

If you knew Eunice, you'd scream and say this is so her.

The idea came from this post on Karin's charming blog

- she's made other fabulous animals, too!

Quite a haul from just a half yard of cow cloth.