Iceblossom, your almost-at-the-finished-stage blocks look great - so festive! Way to go for managing to save the OOPS! blocks, too!
I do believe I am going to stop here with purses. My latest realization was that while I'm quite capable of doing 6-strand braiding for short lengths of cord, trying to come up with a strap that ends at over 4 feet long is proving to be a bit more challenging. If only my arms were longer!