Handbag embellishment

I've been fancying a tweed handbag for simply ages, but in the end decided to make my own.

I had this offcut of fabric, from Aunties stash, was apparently wool and reindeer hair! Well it is a bit hairy!
Unfortunately not really big enough to make a suitable bag.

So decided to just fasten a piece on part of a bag.

Spent a long time deciding on how to do it. Eventually cut a piece to exactly fit the front flap, edged it with bias binding, added a button and home made leather tassel trim, added a lifting tab to the bag flap.

And changed this

into this