Penny Richards' photos with the keyword: etsy

Made with thrifted yarns. I call these "airport hats," because they're good to wear in crowded places (airports, parades, carnivals, amusement parks)--so visible from a distance, so memorable and easy to describe...

Made with thrifted yarns. I call these "airport hats," because they're good to wear in crowded places (airports, parades, carnivals, amusement parks)--so visible from a distance, so memorable and easy to describe...

Made with thrifted yarns. I call these "airport hats," because they're good to wear in crowded places (airports, parades, carnivals, amusement parks)--so visible from a distance, so memorable and easy to describe...

Upcycled from a thrifted brown purse--paint, collage, sharpies, modpodge, krylon. The image is of neuroanatomist Elizabeth Caroline Crosby (1888-1983), first woman to achieve full professor status at the University of Michigan's medical school. It's from the Flickr Commons uploads posted by the Smithsonian Institution (see below for original). SOLD, 5/09.

Most of my purses have a text box like this somewhere (on the bottom or under a flap) that explains the subject's name and achievements.

Upcycled purse painted, collaged, sharpied, and kryloned. Image is from the Library of Congress uploads at Flickr Commons (see below). Glenna Smith Tinnin (1877-1945) was a theatre professional who directed some of the major suffrage parades and pageants of the 1910s. SOLD, 6/09.