The Leopard Skirt Purse

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"THE SKIRT PURSE"  Made with an upcycled leopard print skirt.

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Sells for $17.99

Or you can buy it with the ONE CLICK AT THE TOP LEFT OF THE PAGE.

The recycled upcycled skirt purse tote bag is made using a leopard print skirt.

I have crocheted around the top with a brown single stitch and a crocheted flap to attach to a brown button. The skirt has a zipper in the front.  

The crocheted brown strap is attached with gold rings and gold hooks.  

The bag measures 24 inches long, including the strap and 11 inches long, not including the strap. The bag is 16 inches wide at the widest point.

        

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Leopards are graceful and powerful big cats closely related to lions, tigers, and jaguars. They live in sub-Saharan Africa, northeast Africa, Central Asia, India, and China. However, many of their populations are endangered, especially outside of Africa.

The leopard is so strong and comfortable in trees that it often hauls its kills into the branches. By dragging the bodies of large animals aloft it hopes to keep them safe from scavengers such as hyenas. Leopards can also hunt from trees, where their spotted coats allow them to blend with the leaves until they spring with a deadly pounce. These nocturnal predators also stalk antelope, deer, and pigs by stealthy movements in the tall grass. When human settlements are present, leopards often attack dogs and, occasionally, people.

Leopards are strong swimmers and very much at home in the water, where they sometimes eat fish or crabs.

Female leopards can give birth at any time of the year. They usually have two grayish cubs with barely visible spots. The mother hides her cubs and moves them from one safe location to the next until they are old enough to begin playing and learning to hunt. Cubs live with their mothers for about two years—otherwise, leopards are solitary animals.

Most leopards are light colored with distinctive dark spots that are called rosettes, because they resemble the shape of a rose. Black leopards, which appear to be almost solid in color because their spots are hard to distinguish, are commonly called black panthers.