My friend Sheila went to Japan a year or so ago and brought me back the CUTEST little coin purse kit and I had been wanting to make it for so long, but there was one issue - the instructions were in Japanese! It took me a while to decide to jump in and make it regardless of the instructions, but when I finally did a few weeks ago - I fell in love with my mini coin purse. I had to make things up as I went, but it turned out great and such a cute & fun project. I had to have more.  So I sourced some frames and and waited, and waited, and my cute little minis finally arrived. I've put together a quick video tutorial for you so that you can make them. I have to admit, I had a fun time with the video too!

I've provided templates for them in 2 sizes. The first size is perfect for a few coins, some mints or anything you would like to swing on your bag or key chain. I like to keep a $1 coin and a quarter handy for shopping carts - this is perfect!


I made the second template a little longer and perfect for a lipstick!  This one fits my Revlon, but if you have a longer tube - just trace the template and make it a bit longer. Easy and so cute!



You can design your own pattern for these, depending on the final shape you want, but if you would like to start with a simple design, I've drawn them up for you.


Let's get right to it! Watch the video tutorial:


To make things easier, I've got a link to my store here so that you can check them out in the shop. There are a few more links there to other purse patterns too.

I hope you like my slideshow tutorial, it did take me ALLLL day to make - not the sewing - just the slide show. I really hope I get faster at those.

Good Morning!
If you are shopping on our website this morning, you may have noticed a couple of changes. We are pretty excited about them!

The most obvious change for you will be the reminders that pop down for you to buy 5, 10 or 15% when you shop. You'll be informed of how much you need to spend to get to the next discount level, and you will be notified of which discount code to use! Cool!

Our customers had a couple of recurring issues on our website:

1. We heard that you can't remember or find discount codes, so now they will be posted for you at the top of the page when you are eligible.
2. We heard that you can't see the drop down arrows to choose quantities, so we have removed the extra quantities and fixed up our arrows. 
3. We heard that you don't want to order 10 to get a savings, so we have made it so you can buy how many you choose and still get a discount.

Quantity Changes: You will notice that there are no longer many 10 packs available in the shop. Removing 10 packs will enable us to track our inventory more accurately to avoid overselling, and will also help us with more accurate order picking and packaging - all very important things! We are trying very hard to make sure orders are more accurate, and finding out where we can change is all part of the process! So if you sometimes purchase 10 packs and saved 10%, you also will be very happy with the new discount levels and the best part is you no longer have to buy 10 to save.

We are always trying to improve our processes at Emmaline, and keeping up with the demands and the times is an ongoing process.

If you have any questions, please ask!




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Thank you for reading,

Janelle