How Can I Use My Paper Purse?

UPDATE!  Here is the template again!  purse.pdf

After I made a few of the lovely paper purses that I blogged about on Monday and Tuesday, I gave them a good, long look and thought to myself, "Hmmm...what I can do with these?"

Well, let's take a look.

I added some rhinestones and added more flowers to the red purse to give it a little bling.  I think it has an understated elegance now:

Adding rhinestones got me to thinking...I needed a new purse for a black-tie event that my husband and I were attending.  I used some Designer Series Paper that I had left-over from Halloween, added some rhinestones, and cut up an old belt for the handle:

 This next purse is my absolute favorite!  It ranks second on my list of all-time favorite things I have made:

I like it so much that here it is from another angle:

...and one more...

You can use this design as a mailbox for Valentine's Day cards, or fill it with candy like I did below:

Or, My All-Time Favorite...

You Can Use It As Pet-Carrier for a Sweet, Little Stuffed Animal!