"Power of the Purse"
charity event for Girls Inc. in Portland, Oregon.
Local celebrities were paired with local purse designers
and each team designed a purse that
was auctioned off on the night of the event. This year my
celebrity was Ann Edlen and we created a lovely evening bag
made of silver silk organza that I hand pleated in a
rosette pattern and a shoulder strap made of hand-hammered
sterling silver wire and over 270 Swarovski crystals linked
together to form an eye-catching chain!
I was thrilled when the purse sold for $4000.00!!!!!!!
Unfortunately a decent photo of the purse is not available to
post here but the one to the left shows the purse I designed
with Tracy Barry of KGW TV in Portland for the
Power of the Purse event in 2006.
(click on photo for larger view)
For more info on Girls Inc. and Power of the Purse
go to: www.girlsincnworegon.org
make sure you visit "The Hat Museum". Over 700 hats are on exhibit in an
historic 1910 Craftsman home near the Hawthorne District in the Ladd's Addition
Neighborhood. For more info go to www.thehatmuseum.com