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ONE OF THE hardest things about living so far from family is that my nieces and nephews just grow up so fast. Every time we visit, they've grown by leaps and bounds. My littlest niece, Emma, seems to be growing like a weed. I bought her a cute orange wool jumper dress for her birthday recently and it's hard to believe she's already outgrown it. Since I've made a few handbags from vintage suit jackets, my sister-in-law asked if I could possibly transform this favourite jumper into a handbag. And so yesterday I got to work planning and completing a special little handbag for Emma.

lisa