Beauty and the Beast set

It is no secret that I am in love with Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Always has been, probably always will be. The aesthetic of the stained glass windows and the jewel tones of deep blues, purples, and greens are just beautiful.

The purse is the FREE(!!!) Ramona mini hipster from https://swoonpatterns.com/ If I ever make it again, I'll enlarge it just a little bit. But it is a good size for travel. Small, light, compact and hands-free because of the cross-body strap. Perfect for going to Walt Disney World. And that's exactly what I did. I took this set on a quick 4-day trip and it worked out very well.

I just discovered the Swoon Patterns site recently and I love it. There are tons of free purse patterns and even more that are pretty cheap. I already have plans for a couple more. The makeup bag is from the book Making Vintage Bags by Emma Brennan, which I've mentioned before. And the small coin purse is the same, just with smaller rectangles.

I am obsessed with this machine embroidered stained glass rose. The embroidery file is from a store called Thanks4theadventure on Etsy. That store has lots of Disney-inspired designs. Sometimes, I wish I had saved my money just a bit longer and bought an embroidery machine with a larger design area. Mine can only do 4x4 inch square, but a 5x7 inch area would have been more versatile. Oh well. I'll upgrade at some point.

The Beauty and the Beast fabric is from Joann Fabrics. I bought a yard each of two different stained glass prints. Both were so pretty, I couldn't resist. The blue actually used to be silk/wool pants from the thrift store. (I believe I mentioned my pile of “to remake” items in a previous blog) It has a beautiful finish in real life that doesn't translate well in photos.
I am very pleased with this set and I recommend Swoon patterns.
Thanks for reading!

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