Lace Handbag

I finally managed to make a bag again! It's been so very long!

As much as I LOVE making bags, there just doesn't seem to be enough time to actually start and finish one in its entirety. The unfinished attempts that I have lying around testify to this and prevent me from plucking up the courage to try it anew when I know that I already have too much on my to-do list....

But this one was for a friend who would be leaving within a week or so, and I had promised, so there was nothing to do but to roll up my sleeves, grit my teeth and finish it....

Boy, was it fun!

I tend to forget that -even if it's under pressure-  making a bag is so much FUN!

It's quite big, almost a shopping bag in size, and it's all natural cotton canvas with an overlaid lace in white and pink hues.

The front and back are different because of the design on the lace but I love both sides.

I learnt a new trick with this bag: how to add the kind of  zipper you see in the photo above.

Does anyone know what it's called?

My friend wanted the same kind of zipper a bag of hers had, so I copied it off hers. I really liked the way it turned out, so I will definately be using this on bags from now on.

She loved it and whisked it off with her.

Though for a moment I wasn't sure that I'd be letting go....

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Annemarie's Haakblog, I Heart Naptime, The Silly Pearl, The Dedicated House, Homework

My Creative Space - Doll Face

   
Well, this is actually my first attempt at a doll I have had in my head for ages.

I sketched her and pinned her on my board and that's where she's been staring at me from for months.

I have to redo it since I'd like her facial features to be smaller altogether and change the shape of the head a bit, but that's the general idea after I straighten out all the kinks.

Next time, maybe I'll take some shots of the body too......

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 My Creative Space

Work In Progress

This is my organza flower in honeysuckle, with one of my all-time favourite centres, shimmering black sequins with purple and green accents and black tulle for added texture.

And here is the quest for a leaf that complements it best:

1. Crisp black linen with purple stitching. (The purple is actually brighter and more 'purple' on the real thing.)

2.Natural cotton canvas with black stitching. Already fraying fast.

3.Soft sky blue natural cotton with black stitching.

4.Natural cotton canvas again but this time with red stitching.

5.Vibrant emerald green leaf covered with white tulle and black stitching.

I love to hear your opinion and I'd appreciate any feedback about which ones you like more or less.

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Day And Age Design, Petite Hermine, AnneMariesCrochetBlog, Homework

Newest -Floral Organza- Bag

This is my newest bag.

It's fully reversible, made with some of my very favourite fabrics.

One side is a black linen with some lovely ribbed texture and some of my newest striped cotton fabric -a muted green and white I'm besotted with.

The other side is a a sheer organza with an enormous, opaque floral print on it that I've lined with my trusty plain natural canvas.

You can't really see this in any of the pictures but up close you can see the canvas under the sheer parts of the organza. Especially when you move.

As has been my custom lately, I've made two identical bags.

Unfortunately, one has a little flaw........

I wouldn't sell it in any condition other than perfect, so you can expect a give-away soon.

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Homework, TeaRoseHome, OurCreativeSpaces, Today'sCreativeBlog,  Zsazsazsu, Petite Hermine, Day And Age Design, AnnemariesCrochetBlog

My Creative Space - Red Lavender Heart Brooch

My workspace is full of little hearts in red, pink and caramel tones these days.

The puffy red heart in the picture is my own little brooch and it is filled with a bit of fragrant lavender and spices.

It came about once I was making lavender sachets -which is, I think, a bit more than is normal.

I was trying to make a little red heart brooch but I just wasn't happy with the results. It resisted all my attempts of improvement and completion and persisted in looking somehow flat and lacking.

Untill I plumped it up with some of the lavender mix from my near-by sachets that is.

I love how it swells and dips and looks three-dimensional and I sure love how it smells!

I've been getting requests for it, so I'm making a batch with this pretty fabric in rich, warm autumn tones.

This is how big it is and how it looks worn.

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Our Creative Spaces, Homework, Tea Rose Home, Fabric Fascination, Today's Cretive Blog, Petite Hermine

Canvas Leaf Box

These are two little fabric boxes I made for the leaf themed challenge of the European Etsy Team.

You know how I've been obsessed with these leaves lately....

so, as you can imagine, a leaf challenge was pretty welcome!

These fabric boxes are pretty popular around this house.

There's so much we use them for.

And they're listed in the shop.

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Homework, Tea Rose Home, Today's Creative Blog, Fabric Fascination, Petite Hermine

Mother-Daughter Accessories Official!

Finally!

I have listed the first mother-daughter set of brooches/corsages in the shop!

Here are some of my favourite pictures from the shoot.

I just couldn't wait to share these!

While not what I originaly had in mind, I love the outcome.

For lack of a mini model on time, they are worn together.....

as well as seperately.

Expect a give-away of a set of these real soon.....

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Today's Creative Blog, Homework, ZsaZsaZsu, Day And Age Design, AnneMarie'sBrieblog, Petite Hermine, I Heart Naptime

Finishing Touches - Canvas Leaves

Today I'm finishing off these mother-daughter brooches with summery, canvas leaves.

The veins of the leaves are in my favourite bright red thread.

If they look ready to fray at the edges, that's because they are.

They're going to slowly fray to a pretty dishabille edge.

I'm toying with the idea of attaching the next lot already frayed to their ultimate shabby glory.

In various other colours too.

The next challenge is to actualy list them -at some stage- in the shop.....

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 Homework, Our Creative Spaces,  SkipToMyLou, AmelieAndAtticus, FabricFascination, AnneMarie's Brieblog, Day And Age Design , I Heart Naptime, Petite Hermine