I'm working on items for the Spring Glitter Market in Oklahoma City -- my 3rd year of participating with this wonderful  group of artists. This year it will be held on May 3 (I'll keep you posted). I asked a few friends what they would like to see on my table, and one suggestion was for little cross-body and neck bags to hold keys/lipstick/phone/mad money. So I began making them and thought I was done, but yesterday I added one more. I love making them.... I usually make pouches and gift bags; this style was new to me and it is worth the extra effort.

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

Focusing on bags, making a small line of them for Spring Glitter Market.
Mostly small ones for your cellphone and keys.

Back to work!

 
Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown

Friday's child

I've been aging and distressing...no, no, I'm not speaking of myself, I'm speaking of what I've been making. Two more "antique" canvas pouches, and a vintage hankie.

Ná bris do loigrín ar stól nach bhfuil i do shlí.
(Do not break your shin on a stool that is not in your way.)

Friday's child

I've written about antique, tattered, mended little canvas bags before. I've seen the real thing in a collection and it's fair to say I was completely smitten by the look. To me they are art. I've made my own bags from antique cloth etc., but this time I started with a brand-new white canvas bag I found at Michaels.

I coffee-dyed two bags, removed the nylon cord, and let them dry. Then I scrunched the bottom, added a little rough stitching; next, I poked a hole through the canvas and darned it. Finally, I heat-transferred images and stamped numbers and words with rubber stamps and ink.

Love.




Be good to your friends -- Kevin Bacon.

I love...

...little fabric bags. I usually make them to house my little fabric hearts. Recently I ran out of envelopes that would fit a card because I don't measure my cards, so I made a fabric "envelope". It's more of a pouch, and it can be used for something else. Of course, if you want to mail it, will have to go in a big envelope but you won't have to worry about the card matching the envelope.

These two gift bags below were inspired by an article by Angela Harris in the current Somerset Life.