Flower Power

This next Lady of the Evening reminds me of a fresh-faced young girl. It's sweet and small and light and lithe. It's the first evening bag I have with a slender profile. And it's the only one I have (so far!) with colored beads that form a sprig of flowers.


The ground fabric is a tan satin, which shows the blue, pink, coppery brown and crystal beads in wonderful contrast. The flowers are formed in simple one-color strands of pink and blue seed beads. The sprigs are made in a combination of coppery brown seed and bugle beads.


This leaf set has accents of crystal clear seed beads and larger (about 8mm, I'm guessing) round beads plus some pony beads. It's a lovely mixture of size, shape and color that allows the simplicity of the design to shine through.


The back of this bag is has no beading at all. The perimeter of the bag is encircled with a double row of the coppery brown seed beads. Hanging from the bottom is this fringe of seed, pony and teardrop beads.


The teardrop fringe is echoed at the bag's opening where the handle meets the top of the bag. The handle is nice and long, made of a braid of three strands of the coppery brown seed beads.


I like the fresh young feeling this bag projects. It's so sweet -- just about the right size for a cell phone, a credit card and a driver's license. What else do you need for a night out on the town?