Looks like you made it...

Looks like you made it...but you didn't. You went to Macy's or Nine West or some other retail sales store and paid mucho dinero for an item that looks crafty and/or hand-made. Shaaaaaaame! Cigar Box purses (like the one, pictured, that I found at Nine West for $65) and chunky knit ponchos don't require a whole lot of special equipment to make, but if you are dead set on buying, why pay $65 for a crafty item made in China by people who get paid $0.27 an hour when you could pay the same money (or less) to a local crafter for a cool and unique gift? Click here and here to see what's out there. Don't get ripped off by big retail corporations. Invest in America's economy. Support your local crafter.