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custom bag: tropical lunch tote

By On April 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

When I posted pics of my Tropical Tablecloth Tote, I received a request for a lunch tote. The bag is a little smaller, but a lot wider to hold lunch containers and a water bottle. I think it’s pretty darn cute!

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my creative space

By On February 4, 2010 · 2 Comments

Well, look at that! Something that isn’t red! The blog has been looking kind of rosy these days, hasn’t it?

I have a cool story to go with my creative space today. One of my husband’s high school friends follows me on my facebook page. When I was posting all [...]

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custom bag: laurel burch fanciful felines

By On November 18, 2009 · 3 Comments

My friend Cathy loves bags, loves fabric and loves cats. When she saw my faux leather bag, she wanted the same thing, only bigger and with two handles. She’s going to use this to store and transport her mini swift and yarn winder. (Yep, she loves knitting, too!)

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adventures in sewing with faux leather

By On November 5, 2009 · 5 Comments

I know I say I’ll sew anything if it fits under my presser foot, but I’ll admit I was a little anxious when my friend asked me to make a zippered messenger bag out of faux leather. It was soft and thick and had a woven polyester backing. I decided to make [...]

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blue and yellow custom sweater bag

By On September 10, 2009 · 8 Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve made a sweater bag and I had forgotten how much fun it is to work with felted wool. I especially love how you can whip it into shape with a hot iron and a little steam.

My friend Cathy LOVES tote bags. She frequently brings a thrifted [...]

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custom cashmere sweater bag

By On May 18, 2009 · 2 Comments

Remember the little peek I gave you of the custom cashmere bag? It’s finished!

It’s based off of Simplicity 3531. My friend gave me the pattern to let me know what she wanted. Problem with working with sweaters, though, is that the sweater dictates the pattern, not the other way [...]

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custom wool felted bag :: teal and white

By On March 20, 2009 · 1 Comment

I have to give props to my friend Cathy. She picks the neatest sweaters for her custom bags and always has the coolest coordinating fabric choices.

I’m not sure what I like more—the beautiful buttons or the purple floral print.

She also requested a coordinating box bag for her knitting. I love [...]

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custom wool felted bag :: maroon

By On January 13, 2009 · 3 Comments

I had hoped to sell a lot of items on etsy during the holidays, but I didn’t have a lot of time to make things to stock my store. Fortunately, it was because I had custom orders! One of my favorites was a matching messenger bag and scarf. The sweater was huge and superwash [...]

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